Timo Schultz (born 26 August 1977) is a German former footballer, and manager, who was most recently the manager of 1. FC Köln.

Timo Schultz
Schultz in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-08-26) 26 August 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Wittmund, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
TuS Esens
Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 Werder Bremen II 107 (15)
2000–2002 VfB Lübeck 6 (0)
2003–2005 Holstein Kiel 5 (2)
2004–2005 Holstein Kiel II 25 (9)
2005–2011 FC St. Pauli 129 (10)
2007–2012 FC St. Pauli II 18 (0)
Total 290 (36)
Managerial career
2020–2022 FC St. Pauli
2023 FC Basel
2024 1. FC Köln
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Wittmund, Schultz is a youth product of Werder Bremen. After playing for the club's reserves for four years, he went on to play for VfB Lübeck and Holstein Kiel.

In 2005, Schultz joined FC St. Pauli as a midfielder. He made his professional debut in the 2. Bundesliga on 10 August 2007 when he started in a game against 1. FC Köln. After the 2009–10 season, St. Pauli was promoted to the Bundesliga, where he debuted on 25 September 2010 against Borussia Dortmund. His career ended in 2012.

Since 2011, Schultz worked in the coaching staff of FC St. Pauli as an assistant coach and youth coach. On 12 July 2020, it was announced that he would be head coach of St. Pauli for the 2020–21 season.[1] This is his first head coaching position of a senior side.[2] His first match was a 4–2 loss to SV Elversberg in the DFB-Pokal.[3] He was sacked in December 2022.[4]

On 12 May 2023, he was announced as FC Basel's new head coach for the upcoming season.[5] His first major challenge with his new club, the UEFA Europa Conference League qualification, proved to be a disappointment, due to a 1–3 home loss to Tobol Kostanay in the first leg of the second qualifying round on 27 July 2023 and their subsequent elimination.[6] On 29 September 2023, the FC Basel board decided to dismiss Schultz due to poor results in the league.[7] At the time of his termination, Basel had won just one out of seven games in the Swiss Super League. In January 2024, he was signed by 1. FC Köln.[8] After the club was relegated, his contract was not extended.[9]

Coaching record

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As of match played 18 May 2024
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
St. Pauli 12 July 2020 6 December 2022 92 36 25 31 151 143 +8 039.13 [1][3]
Basel 12 May 2023 28 September 2023 12 4 2 6 32 23 +9 033.33
1. FC Köln 4 January 2024 27 May 2024 18 3 8 7 18 32 −14 016.67
Total 122 43 35 44 201 198 +3 035.25

References

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  1. ^ a b "Timo Schultz ist neuer Trainer des FC St. Pauli". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ Heine, Luis Vieira (12 July 2020). "Timo Schultz ist neuer Trainer vom FC St. Pauli". StPauli24 (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "FC St. Pauli — Spielplan". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Der FC St. Pauli stellt Trainer Timo Schultz frei". fcstpauli.com. FC St. Pauli. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Der neue FCB-Cheftrainer heisst Timo Schultz" [The new FCB head coach is named Timo Schultz] (in German). FC Basel. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Timo Schultz: «Dann wird nicht mehr zurückgeschaut»" (in German). FC Basel. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Der FCB und Timo Schultz gehen getrennte Wege" (in German). FC Basel. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Timo Schultz is the new FC head coach". 1. FC Köln. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Schultz, Pawlak and McKenna depart". fc.de. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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