Roger Schmidt
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.
 Schmidt in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 March 1967[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 | |||
| –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 change
Schmidt was an engineer before he was a footballer.[3] As player he played for SC Verl and SC Paderborn as a midfielder.
Manager change
He started his career as a manager with Delbrücker SC,[4] went on to Preußen Münster and then to Paderborn 07.[5]
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 change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Roger Schmidt". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ DW Deutsch (2014-12-09). "Und Jetzt... Roger Schmidt | Kick off!". YouTube (in German). Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ↑ Worldfootball
- ↑ Worldfootball
- ↑ Kicker (German)
- ↑ Roger Schmidt wird neuer Trainer bei Bayer 04 Leverkusen
- ↑ Bild.de (German)
- ↑ "PSV Official Homepage". Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ↑ Deutsche Presse Agentur
Other websites change
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