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Roger Schmidt

German football manager

Roger Schmidt (German pronunciation: [ˈʁoːɡɐ ˈʃmɪt];[2] born 13 March 1967) is a German professional football manager and former player. He currently manages Primeira Liga club Benfica.

Roger Schmidt
Schmidt in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-03-13) 13 March 1967 (age 57)[1]
Place of birth Kierspe, West Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Benfica (head coach)
Youth career
0000–1985 Kiersper SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 RW Lüdenscheid
1988–1990 TuS Plettenberg
1990–1995 TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus
1995–2002 SC Verl 208 (54)
2002–2003 SC Paderborn 07 25 (2)
2003–2004 SV Lippstadt 08 26 (4)
2004–2005 Delbrücker SC
Teams managed
2004–2007 Delbrücker SC
2007–2010 SC Preußen Münster
2011–2012 SC Paderborn 07
2012–2014 Red Bull Salzburg
2014–2017 Bayer Leverkusen
2017–2019 Beijing Guoan
2020–2022 PSV
2022– Benfica
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

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Schmidt was an engineer before he was a footballer.[3] As player he played for SC Verl and SC Paderborn as a midfielder.

Manager

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He started his career as a manager with Delbrücker SC,[4] went on to Preußen Münster and then to Paderborn 07.[5]

 
"Schmidt must stay"-Solidarity of the fan scene

He then went to FC Red Bull Salzburg in the Bundesliga, the top level league in Austrian football. Although the team gained goal and point record they finished only second. Being in danger to lose his job a lot of the fans declared their solidarity.

In 2014, he transferred to Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[6] In June 2017 Schmidt joined Chinese Super League Beijing Sinobo Guoan.[7] On 31 July 2019, he was sacked by Beijing Sinobo Guoan. On 11 March 2020 he became new manager of PSV Eindhoven.[8] On 18 May 2022 he became coach of Benfica Lissabon[9] In his first season in Portugal, he led Benfica to their 38th championship.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Roger Schmidt". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. DW Deutsch (2014-12-09). "Und Jetzt... Roger Schmidt | Kick off!". YouTube (in German). Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  3. Worldfootball
  4. Worldfootball
  5. Kicker (German)
  6. Roger Schmidt wird neuer Trainer bei Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  7. Bild.de (German)
  8. "PSV Official Homepage". Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  9. Deutsche Presse Agentur

Other websites

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