Christian Schulz
German footballer (born 1983)
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Christian Schulz (born 1 April 1983) is a German former professional footballer and current manager who played as a centre-back or left-back.
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Schulz playing for Hannover in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Bassum, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1995 | TSV Bassum | ||
| 1995–2001 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Werder Bremen II | 43 | (3) |
| 2002–2007 | Werder Bremen | 103 | (4) |
| 2007–2016 | Hannover 96 | 255 | (19) |
| 2016–2018 | Sturm Graz | 44 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Hannover 96 II | 43 | (3) |
| Total | 488 | (32) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2010 | Germany | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2025 | Hannover 96 (interim) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Schulz joined Werder Bremen in 1995 at the age of twelve and stepped up to the reserve side, playing in the Regionalliga Nord in 2001–02. He made his Bundesliga debut on 15 February 2003 as a substitute against 1. FC Nürnberg. When Ümit Davala was injured, Schulz stepped in and made the left-back position his own. With Bremen he won the 2004 German football championship.
Although he had previously stated that he did not want to leave Bremen, he moved to Hannover 96 on 30 August 2007. After nine years with Hannover, he joined SK Sturm Graz. With Graz he won the 2017–18 Austrian Cup.[1]
Schulz retired at the end of the 2020–21 season.[2] Overall he played more than 400 matches in the German and Austrian top-flight respectively.[3]
International career
Schulz earned four caps for the Germany national team, making his international debut on 16 December 2004 in a 3–0 friendly win over Japan. [4] He was part of the DFB squad of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup on home soil but didn't take part in the tournament because of an injury.
Managerial career
Ahead of the 2023–24 season, Schulz was hired to coach the under-17 team of Hannover 96.[5] On 23 April 2025, he was named interim coach for the club's first team together with Lars Barlemann and Dirk Lottner until the end of the 2024–25 season.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other[c] | Total | Ref. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Werder Bremen II | 2001–02 | Regionalliga Nord | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 3 | [7] | ||
| 2002–03 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | [7] | ||||
| 2003–04 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | [7] | |||||
| 2004–05 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | [7] | |||||
| Total | 43 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 4 | — | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2002–03 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | [7] |
| 2003–04 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0[d] | 0[d] | — | 20 | 0 | [7][8] | |||
| 2004–05 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | [7] | ||
| 2005–06 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 1 | [7][9] | ||
| 2006–07 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2 | [7][10] | ||
| 2007–08 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | [7] | ||
| Total | 103 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 140 | 5 | — | ||
| Hannover 96 | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 | [7] | ||
| 2008–09 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | [11] | ||||
| 2009–10 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | [12] | ||||
| 2010–11 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 4 | [13] | ||||
| 2011–12 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | [14] | |||
| 2012–13 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | [15] | |||
| 2013–14 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | [16] | ||||
| 2014–15 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | [17] | ||||
| 2015–16 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | [18] | ||||
| Total | 255 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 19 | — | ||
| Sturm Graz | 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | [7] | ||
| 2017–18 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | [7] | |||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 3 | — | ||
| Hannover 96 II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Nord | 28 | 1 | – | — | — | 28 | 1 | [7] | |||
| 2019–20 | 11 | 2 | – | – | — | 11 | 2 | [7] | |||||
| 2020–21 | 4 | 0 | – | – | — | 4 | 0 | [7] | |||||
| Total | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | – | ||
| Career total | 488 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 564 | 34 | — | ||
- Includes German Cup and Austrian Cup
- Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
- Includes German League Cup.
- Werder Bremen qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup. However, Schulz did not appear in any matches.
International
Honours
Werder Bremen
- Bundesliga: 2003–04, runner-up 2005–06
- DFB-Pokal: 2003–04
- DFB-Ligapokal: 2006, runner-up 2004
Sturm Graz
