Heribert Bruchhagen (born 4 September 1948) is the chairman of Hamburger SV since 2016.

[1] After that stint, Bruchhagen was CEO for competition at the Deutsche Fußball Liga.

[2] From 2003 he was sport director of Eintracht Frankfurt, working hard for the financial rehabilitation and stability of the club.

Bruchhagen is teacher for sports and geography[3] and taught from 1977 until 1986 in Halle, Westphalia.

Bruchhagen is widely known for his eloquent interviews, often criticizing the commercialisation in modern football and does not hesitate to counteract against ones like Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.