Sport-Club Freiburg backroom staff
We hold the names of 31 people on Sport-Club Freiburg's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Julian Schuster manages the first team, with Florian Bruns, Lars Voßler and Patrik Grolimund as assistant managers. Sport-Club Freiburg's is the 16th longest staff list of the 18 Bundesliga clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 11 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Schuster | Manager | First team | 40 | Germany | - |
| Florian Bruns | Assistant manager | First team | 45 | Germany |  |
| Lars Voßler | Assistant manager | First team | 49 | Germany | - |
| Patrik Grolimund | Assistant manager | First team | 44 | Switzerland | - |
| Felix Roth | Coach | First team | 37 | Germany | - |
| Daniel Schwaab | Coach | Under-19s | 36 | Germany | - |
| Ivica Banović | Coach | Under-19s | 44 | Croatia | GNK Dinamo Zagreb |
| Johannes Flum | Coach | Under-19s | 37 | Germany | - |
| Michael Müller | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 35 | Germany | - |
| Daniel Wolf | Fitness coach | First team | 45 | Germany | - |
| Maximilian Kessler | Fitness coach | First team | 36 | Germany | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helge Eberbach | Club doctor | First team | 37 | Germany |
| Jochen Gruber | Club doctor | First team | 60 | Germany |
| Markus Wenning | Club doctor | First team | 39 | Germany |
| Florian Mack | Physio | First team | 41 | Germany |
| Markus Behrens | Physio | First team | 52 | Germany |
| Torge Schwarz | Physio | First team | 55 | Germany |
| Uwe Vetter | Physio | First team | 59 | Germany |
| Heiko Sander | Sports scientist | First team | 52 | Germany |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlo Curcio | Scout | Club-wide | 52 | Italy |  |
| Christoph Wetzel-Veilandics | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | Germany | - |
| Karim Guédé | Scout | Club-wide | 40 | Slovakia | - |
| Sebastian Knosp | Scout | Club-wide | 38 | Germany | - |
| Tobias Geis | Scout | Club-wide | 33 | Germany | - |
| Vincent Keller | Scout | Club-wide | 32 | Germany | - |
| Franz-Georg Wieland | Performance analyst | First team | 32 | Germany | - |
| Leon Krämer | Performance analyst | First team | 39 | Germany | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klemens Hartenbach | Technical director | 60 | Germany |
| Andreas Steiert | Head of youth development | 46 | Germany |
Owners and directors
Who owns Sport-Club Freiburg and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Leki | Chair | 52 | Germany |
| Jochen Saier | Director | 47 | Germany |
Backroom staff at every Bundesliga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Sport-Club Freiburg's list is the 16th longest of the 18, against a median of 42 across the division. Bayer 04 Leverkusen names the most, 71. SC Paderborn 07 names the fewest, 26.
Sport-Club Freiburg against the Bundesliga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | SPORT-CLUB FREIBURG | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 11 | 12 | 21 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 8 | 9 | 17 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 8 | 15 | 27 |  |
| Football management | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 2 | 6 | 10 |  |
Backrooms the size of Sport-Club Freiburg's, in every league
Sport-Club Freiburg's 31 names make the joint 310th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 310 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 31 |
| 310 |  | J1 League | 31 |
| 310 | Korona Kielce | Ekstraklasa | 31 |
| 310 |  | La Liga | 31 |
| 310 |  | La Liga | 31 |
| 310 |  | Ekstraklasa | 31 |
| 310 |  | Scottish Premiership | 31 |
| 310 |  | League One | 31 |
| 310 |  | J1 League | 31 |
| 310 |  | Chinese Super League | 31 |
| 310 | | Bundesliga | 31 |
| 310 |  | La Liga 2 | 31 |
| 310 | Tromsø IL | Eliteserien | 31 |
| 310 |  | Ligue 2 | 31 |
| 310 |  | Championship | 31 |
| 328 |  | League One | 30 |
| 328 |  | - | 30 |
| 328 |  | Super Liga | 30 |
| 328 |  | Ligue 2 | 30 |
| 328 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Eredivisie | 30 |
| 328 |  | Ligue 2 | 30 |
Where Sport-Club Freiburg's staff come from
5 nationalities across the 31 staff whose nationality we hold
Germany supplies 27 of the 31, 87%. The median age is 44. The oldest is Jochen Gruber, club doctor, at 60, and the youngest Franz-Georg Wieland, performance analyst, at 32. 3 members of staff came from another club.
Where Sport-Club Freiburg's former staff work now
On Sport-Club Freiburg's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Federico Valente | Manager |  |
| Thomas Stamm | Manager |  |
| Babacar Wane | Chief scout |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Sport-Club Freiburg's manager?
Julian Schuster is the Sport-Club Freiburg first-team manager, aged 40. Florian Bruns, Lars Voßler and Patrik Grolimund are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Sport-Club Freiburg?
Michael Müller coaches the Sport-Club Freiburg first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Sport-Club Freiburg's technical director?
Klemens Hartenbach is technical director at Sport-Club Freiburg.
How many backroom staff do Sport-Club Freiburg have?
We hold the names of 31 people on Sport-Club Freiburg's staff for 2025/26: 11 in coaching, 8 in medical and sports science, 8 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 2 owners and directors. That is the 16th longest list of the 18 Bundesliga clubs we hold, against a median of 42. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 310th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Sport-Club Freiburg pays its squad, see Sport-Club Freiburg player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Julian Schuster. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Bundesliga wages.