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title: "Arne Friedrich: Why being a leader is not just a job title"
description: The Hertha BSC Sporting Director shares his leadership traits and explains why clubs need to pay more attention to the mental wellbeing of their players.
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# [Arne Friedrich: Why being a leader is not just a job title](https://blog.transferroom.com/arne-friedrich-why-being-a-leader-is-not-just-a-job-title)

 Written by [Jonathan Rest](https://blog.transferroom.com/author/jonathan-rest) | Nov 17, 2021 9:36:48 AM

The 82-cap German international, and current Sporting Director of Hertha BSC, shares his leadership traits with TransferRoom and explains why clubs need to pay more attention to the mental wellbeing of their players.

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