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Steffen Baumgart salary
Steffen Baumgart earns £31,000 a week managing 1. FC Union Berlin - £1,612,000 a year. That is the 8th best paid of the 18 Bundesliga managers we hold a wage for.
WEEKLY £31,000
YEARLY £1.6m
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CONTRACT TO JUN 2028
The 1. FC Union Berlin squad is paid £605k a week between them.
Wage by season
Every season we hold a wage for, and the club he was at
| SEASON | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | £31,000 | £1.6m | 1. FC Union Berlin | 53 |
| 2024/25 | £23,000 | £1.2m | 1. FC Union Berlin | 53 |
| 2020/21 | £4,600 | £239k | SC Paderborn 07 | 49 |
| 2019/20 | £3,600 | £187k | SC Paderborn 07 | 47 |
| 2018/19 | £3,600 | £187k | SC Paderborn 07 | 46 |
| 2017/18 | £3,600 | £187k | SC Paderborn 07 | 45 |
Coaching staff at 1. FC Union Berlin
20 of the 27 staff we hold at the club
| NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Horst Heldt | Director |
| Janek Kampa | Head of Youth Development |
| Michael Gspurning | GK Coach |
| Kevin McKenna | Assistant Manager |
| Sven Kuhlbrodt | Head Physio |
| Adrian Wittmann | Head Performance Analyst |
| Danilo de Souza | Coach |
| Johannes Thienel | Fitness Coach |
| Martin Krüger | Fitness Coach |
| Tobias Drössler | Performance Analyst |
| Maximilian Perschk | Physio |
| Robert Kemna | Physio |
| Marie-Louise Eta | Manager |
| André Juchum | Scout |
| Horst Quade | Scout |
| Mark Ulshöfer | Scout |
| Stefan Studer | Scout |
| Steven Pälchen | Scout |
| Theo Gries | Scout |
| Sebastian Bönig | Set Piece Coach |
Where the backroom money goes at 1. FC Union Berlin
What the club pays its staff a year, department by department.
| DEPARTMENT | STAFF | YEARLY |
|---|---|---|
| Scouting and analysis | 13 | £842k |
| Coaching | 7 | £822k |
| Medical and sports science | 5 | £281k |
What these roles pay at Bundesliga clubs
The median weekly wage for each role, across the 15 Bundesliga clubs we hold staff for.
| ROLE | STAFF | MEDIAN WEEKLY |
|---|---|---|
| Director | 14 | £31,500 |
| Head of Youth Development | 13 | £6,900 |
| GK Coach | 18 | £4,250 |
| Assistant Manager | 24 | £4,050 |
| Head Physio | 10 | £3,400 |
| Head Performance Analyst | 8 | £2,900 |
| Coach | 13 | £2,600 |
| Fitness Coach | 46 | £2,150 |
| Performance Analyst | 41 | £1,900 |
| Physio | 59 | £1,300 |
| Manager | 8 | £1,264 |
| Scout | 148 | £916 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid football manager?
Steffen Baumgart earns £31,000 a week managing 1. FC Union Berlin - £1,612,000 a year.
Is a manager's salary part of the club wage bill?
No. The wage bills on our club and league pages are what the playing squad is paid. Manager and coaching salaries sit outside them.