Julian Schuster
German footballer (born 1985)
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Julian Schuster (born 15 April 1985) is a German football manager and former player who is the head coach of Bundesliga club SC Freiburg.
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Schuster with SC Freiburg in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 April 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Bietigheim-Bissingen, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
A midfielder, he spent the bulk of his playing career at SC Freiburg.[1]
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] In his debut season, Schuster led the club to a fifth-place finish and Europa League qualification, narrowly missing out on the Champions League after a 3–1 home defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt on the final matchday.[10] In the following season, he led the club to reach the Europa League final, their first ever in the competition.[11]
Career statistics
| 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 20 May 2026
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
| SC Freiburg | 1 July 2024 | present | 91 | 43 | 18 | 30 | 47.25 | |||
| Total | 91 | 43 | 18 | 30 | 47.25 | |||||
