Julian Schuster

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Julian Schuster
Julian Schuster - April 2016.jpg
Schuster with SC Freiburg in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-04-15) 15 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Bietigheim-Bissingen, West Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
SC Freiburg (head coach)
Youth career
1990–2004 FV Löchgau
2004–2005 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008 VfB Stuttgart II 56 (3)
2007–2008 VfB Stuttgart 2 (0)
2008–2018 SC Freiburg II 8 (2)
2008–2018 SC Freiburg 219 (17)
Total283(22)
Managerial career
2024– SC Freiburg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Julian Schuster (born 15 April 1985) is a German football manager and former player who is the currently head coach of Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. Schuster played as a midfielder and spent the bulk of his career at SC Freiburg. [1]

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Playing career

Schuster was born in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Baden-Württemberg. He had his professional debut on 27 October 2007 for VfB Stuttgart against Bayer Leverkusen. [2]

In July 2008, he moved to SC Freiburg. [3] On 18 February 2014, Schuster extended his contract for an undisclosed length. [4] In May 2018, he announced his retirement. [5]

Managerial career

Following his retirement, Schuster transitioned into a liaison coach at SC Freiburg while concurrently serving as an assistant coach. [6] In October 2022, alongside Patrick Baier, he stepped in for head coach Christian Streich, who tested positive for COVID-19, during the Europa League match against Nantes. [7] In January 2023, he completed a course at the DFB to attain the Pro license, the pinnacle coaching accreditation in German football. [8]

In March 2024, it was announced that Schuster would assume the position of head coach for SC Freiburg for the 2024–25 season, succeeding Streich. [9]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [10] [11] [12]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfB Stuttgart II 2004–05 Regionalliga Süd 7070
2005–06 130130
2006–07 173173
2007–08 170180
Total54300000000543
VfB Stuttgart 2007–08 Bundesliga 2010000030
SC Freiburg II 2008–09 Regionalliga Süd2020
2011–12 1010
2015–16 Regionalliga Südwest 5252
Total820000000082
SC Freiburg 2008–09 2. Bundesliga 26620286
2009–10 Bundesliga28210292
2010–11 26320283
2011–12 21110221
2012–13 31150361
2013–14 2732021324
2014–15 21031241
2015–16 2. Bundesliga8121102
2016–17 Bundesliga13010140
2017–18 18021201
Total2191721300210024221
Career total2832222300210030726

Managerial statistics

As of match played 8 March 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
SC Freiburg 1 July 2024present281459050.00
Total281459050.00

References

  1. "Schuster, Julian" (in German). Kicker . Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  2. "Kleiner Lichtblick beim VfB" (in German). fussballdaten.de. 27 October 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  3. "Schuster on the move". vfb.de. 4 June 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  4. "Der Kapitän bleibt an Bord". SC Freiburg (in German). 18 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  5. "Freiburgs Schuster beendet Karriere". kicker Online (in German). 12 May 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  6. "Julian Schuster wird Verbindungstrainer" (in German). SC Freiburg. 5 July 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020.
  7. "Streich-Vertretung für Europa-League-Spiel geregelt" (in German). Sky Sport. 6 October 2022.
  8. "69. Pro-Lizenz-Lehrgang am DFB-Campus" (in German). DFB. 17 January 2023.
  9. Antwerpes, Paul; Bies, Cedric (22 March 2024). "Julian Schuster wird neuer Cheftrainer beim SC Freiburg" [Julian Schuster becomes new head coach at SC Freiburg]. SWR Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  10. "Julian Schuster - SC Freiburg - Bundesliga: alle Spielerstatistiken, News und alle persönlichen Informationen - kicker". kicker Online. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  11. "Julian Schuster » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  12. "J. Schuster". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2018.