Julian Schuster

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]

Julian Schuster

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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)
Total		283	(22)
Managerial career
2024–	SC Freiburg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
VfB Stuttgart II	2004–05	Regionalliga Süd	7	0	—		—		—		—		7	0
	2005–06		13	0	—		—		—		—		13	0
	2006–07		17	3	—		—		—		—		17	3
	2007–08		17	0	—		—		—		—		18	0
	Total		54	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	3
VfB Stuttgart	2007–08	Bundesliga	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
SC Freiburg II	2008–09	Regionalliga Süd	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
	2011–12		1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	2015–16	Regionalliga Südwest	5	2	—		—		—		—		5	2
	Total		8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2
SC Freiburg	2008–09	2. Bundesliga	26	6	2	0	—		—		—		28	6
	2009–10	Bundesliga	28	2	1	0	—		—		—		29	2
	2010–11		26	3	2	0	—		—		—		28	3
	2011–12		21	1	1	0	—		—		—		22	1
	2012–13		31	1	5	0	—		—		—		36	1
	2013–14		27	3	2	0	—		2	1	—		32	4
	2014–15		21	0	3	1	—		—		—		24	1
	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	8	1	2	1	—		—		—		10	2
	2016–17	Bundesliga	13	0	1	0	—		—		—		14	0
	2017–18		18	0	2	1	—		—		—		20	1
	Total		219	17	21	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	242	21
Career total			283	22	22	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	307	26

Managerial statistics

As of match played 21 December 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
SC Freiburg	1 July 2024	present	17	8	3	6	047.06
Total			17	8	3	6	047.06

References

1. "Schuster, Julian" (in German). kicker.de. 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. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
11. "Julian Schuster » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
12. "J. Schuster". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

External links

• Julian Schuster at fussballdaten.de (in German)