List of SV Werder Bremen managers

Werder Bremen has had 24 managers since the beginning of the Bundesliga era in 1963. Otto Rehhagel served the longest term, being in office for fourteen years. Hans Tilkowski, Willi Multhaup, Rudi Assauer, and Otto Rehhagel served two terms each while Fritz Langner served three.

Bundesliga era

Coaching statistics ^[1]

Country	Head Coach	Competition	Matches Coached	Wins	Draws	Losses	Winning %	Years Coached	Notes
	Willi Multhaup	Bundesliga	60	25	19	16	41.67%	1963–65
		DFB Cup	2	0	0	2	0%
		Europe	—	—	—	—	—
		Total	62	25	19	16	40.32%
	Günter Brocker	Bundesliga						1965–67
		DFB Cup
		Europe
		Total
	Fritz Langner	Bundesliga						1967–69
		DFB Cup
		Europe
		Total
	Richard Ackerschott	Bundesliga	4					1968–69	Replacement for Fritz Langner in games 11, 12, 13, and 34
		DFB Cup
		Europe
		Total
	Fritz Rebell	Bundesliga						1969–70
		DFB Cup
		Europe
		Total
	Hans Tilkowski	Bundesliga						1970
		DFB Cup
		Europe
		Total
	Robert Gebhardt	Bundesliga						1970–71
		DFB Cup
		Europe
		Total
	Willi Multhaup	Bundesliga						1971
		DFB Cup
		Europe
		Total
	Sepp Piontek	Bundesliga						1971–75
		DFB Cup
		Europe
		Total
	Fritz Langner	Bundesliga	2					1972	Replacement for Sepp Piontek in games 31 and 32
		DFB Cup
		Europe
		Total
	Otto Rehhagel	Bundesliga						1976
		DFB Cup
		Europe
		Total
	Herbert Burdenski	Bundesliga						1975–76
		DFB Cup
		Europe
		Total
	Hans Tilkowski	Bundesliga						1976–77
		DFB Cup
		Europe
		Total
	Rudi Assauer	Bundesliga						1977–78	In cooperation with Fred Schulz
		DFB Cup
		Europe
		Total
	Fred Schulz	Bundesliga						1978	In cooperation with Rudi Assauer
		DFB Cup
		Europe
		Total
	Wolfgang Weber	Bundesliga						1978–80
		DFB Cup
		Europe
		Total
	Rudi Assauer	Bundesliga						1980	In cooperation with Fritz Langner
		DFB Cup
		Europe
		Total
	Fritz Langner	Bundesliga						1980	In cooperation with Rudi Assauer
		DFB Cup
		Europe
		Total
	Kuno Klötzer	Bundesliga	26	19	4	3	73.08%	1980–81	Otto Rehhagel took over as Manager on April 2.
		DFB Cup	5	3	1	1	60%
		Europe	—	—	—	—	—
		Total	31	22	5	4	70.97%
	Otto Rehhagel	Bundesliga	496	252	138	106	50.81%	1981–95
		DFB Cup	59	42	7	10	71.19%
		Europe	68	32	19	17	47.06%
		Total	623	326	164	133	52.33%
	Aad de Mos	Bundesliga						1995–96
		DFB Cup
		Europe
		Total
	Hans-Jürgen Dörner	Bundesliga						1996–97
		DFB Cup
		Europe
		Total
	Wolfgang Sidka	Bundesliga	37	15	7	15	40.54%	1997–98
		DFB Cup	3	2	0	1	66.67%
		Europe	11	8	2	1	72.73%
		Total	52	25	9	17	48.08%
	Felix Magath	Bundesliga	24	6	7	11	25%	1998–99
		DFB Pokal	3	3	0	0	100%
		Europe	1	0	0	1	0%
		Total	28	9	7	12	32.14%
	Thomas Schaaf	Bundesliga	479	223	106	150	46.56%	1999–2013
		DFB Cup	53	38	7	8	71.7%
		Europe	99	43	23	33	43.43%
		Total	631	304	136	191	48.18%
	Robin Dutt	Bundesliga	43	10	13	20	23.26%	2013–14
		DFB Cup	2	1	0	1	50%
		Europe	—	—	—	—	—
		Total	45	11	13	21	24.44%
	Viktor Skrypnyk	Bundesliga	62	21	14	27	33.87%	2014–16
		DFB Cup	8	5	0	3	62.5%
		Europe	—	—	—	—	—
		Total	70	26	14	30	37.14%
	Alexander Nouri	Bundesliga	41	13	11	17	31.71%	2016–17
		DFB Cup	2	2	0	0	100%
		Europe	—	—	—	—	—
		Total	43	15	11	17	34.88%
	Florian Kohfeldt	Bundesliga	86	30	25	31	34.88%	2017–
		DFB Cup	11	7	1	3	63.64%
		Europe	—	—	—	—	—
		Total	97	37	26	34	38.14%

Trophies won statistics

Country	Manager	Years Coached	Bundesliga [2]	DFB Cup	European Champion Clubs' Cup	UEFA Super Cup	UEFA Cup/ UEFA Europa League	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Total
	Willi Multhaup	1963–65	1 (1965) [3]						1
	Günter Brocker	1965–67
	Fritz Langner	1967–69
	Richard Ackerschott	1968–69
	Fritz Rebell	1969–70
	Hans Tilkowski	1970
	Robert Gebhardt	1970–71
	Willi Multhaup	1971
	Sepp Piontek	1971–75
	Fritz Langner	1972
	Otto Rehhagel	1976
	Herbert Burdenski	1975–76
	Hans Tilkowski	1976–77
	Rudi Assauer	1977–78
	Fred Schulz	1978
	Wolfgang Weber	1978–80
	Rudi Assauer	1980
	Fritz Langner	1980
	Kuno Klötzer	1980–81
	Otto Rehhagel	1981–95	2 (1988, 1993)	2 (1991, 1994)				1 (1992)	5
	Aad de Mos	1995–96
	Hans-Jürgen Dörner	1996–97
	Wolfgang Sidka	1997–98
	Felix Magath	1998–99
	Thomas Schaaf	1999–2013	1 (2004)	3 (1999, 2004, 2009)					4
	Robin Dutt	2013–14
	Viktor Skrypnyk	2014–16
	Alexander Nouri	2016–17
	Florian Kohfeldt	2017–

References

1. "Werder Bremen" (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
2. "German champions in the Bundesliga". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
3. "Hennes Multhaup zum 75. Geburtstag – Ein Graf an der Linse" (in German). Verband Deutscher Sportjournalisten. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2025.