Shad Forsythe (born 8 June 1973) is an American soccer fitness coach who was most recently a fitness coach at Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund until June 2025.
Early in his career, Forsythe worked as a Performance Manager for the US-based company EXOS, before moving into football fulltime. [1]
In 2004, Forsythe was appointed fitness coach for the Germany national team, where he worked for ten years. [2] [3] [4] [5] In 2014, he was hired as Head of Performance at Arsenal in England. [6] [7] [1] Forsythe left the team in June 2022. [8]
In 2022, he was appointed fitness coach of German club Borussia Dortmund after revising interest from Milan. [9] [10] [11] In June 2025, his contract with Borussia Dortmund ended. [12]