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Thomas Schaaf (born 30 April 1961) is a German professional football manager, who last managed Werder Bremen and former player who played as a defender.

Thomas Schaaf

Schaaf with Werder Bremen in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth	(1961-04-30) 30 April 1961 (age 61)
Place of birth	Mannheim, West Germany
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	BBV Union Bremen
1972–1978	Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1980	Werder Bremen II	59	(0)
1978–1995	Werder Bremen	281	(14)
Total		340	(14)
Teams managed
1995–1999	Werder Bremen II
1999–2013	Werder Bremen
2014–2015	Eintracht Frankfurt
2015–2016	Hannover 96
2021	Werder Bremen (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

A 'one-club man', Schaaf spent his entire playing career with Bundesliga club Werder Bremen. He started coaching the team in 1999 and stepped down in 2013, being one of the longest-serving coaches in the Bundesliga.[2][3]

Playing career

Born in Mannheim, Schaaf arrived at Werder Bremen's youth academy in 1972, turning professional six years later.[4] After a slow start with the first team, where he made only 21 league appearances in four years combined – 19 of them coming in 1980–81 in the second division – he eventually became an important squad member; he made his debut in the Bundesliga on 18 April 1979, in a 0–3 away loss against VfL Bochum.

Schaaf went on to play in 260 top flight games in the following seasons, eventually retiring in 1995 at the age of 34. During his time with his only club, he helped the Hanseatic club win two national championships (he was already a fringe player by the time of the 1993 conquest, appearing in only five matches) and as many DFB-Pokal. In the 1991–92 edition of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, he was on the bench in the final against AS Monaco FC, but replaced injured Thomas Wolter after 30 minutes in an eventual 2–0 win in Lisbon.[5]

Managerial career

1987–2013: Werder Bremen

1987–99: Early career

Schaaf began his managerial career while still an active player, taking care of Werder's youth sides. After this he proceeded to manage the reserve team which competed in the third-tier Regionalliga Nord,[6] before succeeding Felix Magath on 10 May 1999 as the senior side's coach,[7] with the club under serious threat of relegation until the last day of the season: he managed to steer the team clear out of relegation, going on to win the campaign's domestic cup immediately afterwards, defeating Bayern Munich in a penalty shoot-out.[8]

2000–04: Building up the team and the Double

Schaaf led Werder to the double in 2003–04,[9] as well as the team's first-ever DFB-Ligapokal two years later.

2004–09: European adventures

From 2004 the club managed to qualify five consecutive times for the UEFA Champions League,[10] coming short in 2008–09 but winning the cup (his third as a manager – fifth overall – and Werder's sixth), thus qualifying for the following season's UEFA Europa League.[11] That same season he also guided the club to the 2009 UEFA Cup Final, lost 1–2 to Shakhtar Donetsk after extra time.[12]

2009–13: Final seasons

On 14 December 2009, Schaaf signed a new contract with Werder Bremen.[13] He led the side to the third place in the league and the playoff stages in the 2010–11 Champions League, as well as to a second straight German Cup final, which was lost to Bayern Munich.[14]

Schaaf left Werder on 15 May 2013 by mutual consent after finishing a disappointing fourteenth in the domestic championship, ending 14 years in charge of the club and ending his 41-year association with the club since joining as an 11-year-old youth player.[15] He oversaw 645 games as a coach during his stint, finishing with a record of 308 wins, 138 draws, and 199 losses[16] and leading it to six major trophies and six appearances in the Champions League,[17] and was linked to the organization for four decades since his days as a youth player.[18] During the press conference where he announced his resignation, he spoke of his admiration of the club and the joy of his time spent at the Weserstadion, saying, "I had an extraordinary time here, connected with a lot of positive experiences and great successes. I would like to thank everyone who accompanied me along the way and supported me. I wish Werder Bremen a successful future."[19]

2014–16: Post–Werder Bremen years

2014–15 season: Eintracht Frankfurt

On 21 May 2014, after one year out of football, Schaaf was appointed head coach of Eintracht Frankfurt, signing a two-year contract.[20] During the course of his first season he led his team to a ninth-place finish, being in charge of his 500th Bundesliga match in the process.[21] Schaaf resigned on 26 May 2015.[21] His final match was a 2–1 win against Bayer Leverkusen.[22] He finished with a record of 12 wins, 10 draws and 14 losses from 36 games and was ultimately succeeded by Armin Veh.[23]

2015–16 season: Hannover 96

Schaaf was appointed as the head coach of Hannover 96 on 28 December 2015, signing an 18-month contract[24] and being formally introduced to the media after his first training session on 4 January 2016.[24] He took over a team that was in 17th place, after they took 14 points from a possible 51 when he was hired.[24] His first match was a 2–1 home loss against SV Darmstadt 98.[25] Hannover then failed to score a goal in their next four matches.[26]

Schaaf was sacked on 3 April 2016,[27] after a 3–0 defeat to Hamburger SV.[28] He finished with a record of one win and ten losses.[29] His first[30] and only win[29] was a 2–1 win over VfB Stuttgart on 27 February 2016,[30] and Daniel Stendel took over for the rest of the season.[27]

2020–21 season: Brief return to Bremen

In May 2021, he returned to Bremen for one game, after Florian Kohfeldt was dismissed before the last matchday.[31][32] On the last matchday, Bremen lost at home 4–2 against Borussia Mönchengladbach to finish 17th in the league table; hence, they were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga for the first time since the 1979–80 season.[33]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[34]

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup[n 1]		Europe[n 2]		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Werder Bremen	1978–79	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	1979–80		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	1980–81	2. Bundesliga	19	1	4	0	—		23	1
	1981–82	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	1982–83		21	1	1	1	5	0	27	2
	1983–84		29	1	5	0	4	0	38	1
	1984–85		32	1	4	0	2	0	38	1
	1985–86		30	3	2	0	2	0	34	3
	1986–87		29	4	2	0	2	0	33	4
	1987–88		29	1	4	1	9	1	42	3
	1988–89		23	2	5	0	4	1	32	3
	1989–90		19	0	2	0	5	0	26	0
	1990–91		13	0	1	0	—		14	0
	1991–92		18	0	4	0	6	0	28	0
	1992–93		5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
	1993–94		9	0	3	0	3	0	15	0
	1994–95		3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Career total			281	14	37	2	43	2	361	18

Manager

As of 22 May 2021

Team	From	To	Record
			M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Ref.
Werder Bremen II	1 July 1995[6]	9 May 1999[6]	137	64	30	43	277	187	+90	046.72	[35][36][37][38]
Werder Bremen	10 May 1999[16]	15 May 2013[16]	645	308	138	199	1,218	903	+315	047.75	[39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54]
Eintracht Frankfurt	21 May 2014[20]	26 May 2015[21]	36	12	10	14	59	64	−5	033.33	[23][22]
Hannover 96	28 December 2015[24]	3 April 2016[27]	11	1	0	10	4	23	−19	009.09	[29][26]
Werder Bremen	16 May 2021[32]	30 June 2021	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	000.00
Total			830	385	178	267	1,560	1,181	+379	046.39	—

Notes

Honours

Player

Werder Bremen

• Bundesliga: 1987–88, 1992–93
• DFB-Pokal: 1990–91, 1993–94; runner-up: 1988–89, 1989–90
• 2. Bundesliga: 1980–81
• DFL-Supercup: 1988, 1993, 1994; runner-up: 1991
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1991–92
• UEFA Super Cup runner-up: 1992

Manager

Werder Bremen

• Bundesliga: 2003–04
• DFB-Pokal: 1998–99, 2003–04, 2008–09; runner-up: 1999–2000, 2009–10
• DFB-Ligapokal: 2006; runner-up: 1999, 2004
• DFL-Supercup: 2009
• UEFA Cup runner-up: 2008–09

Individual

• German Football Manager of the Year: 2004[55]

See also

• List of one-club men

References

External links

• Thomas Schaaf at UEFA
• Thomas Schaaf at FootballDatabase.eu
• Thomas Schaaf at Fussballdaten.de (in German)

На других языках

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[de] Thomas Schaaf

Thomas Schaaf (* 30. April 1961 in Mannheim) ist ein ehemaliger deutscher Fußballspieler und heutiger -trainer sowie -funktionär. Von seiner Kindheit an war er zwischen 1972 und 2013 als Spieler, Jugendtrainer und schließlich Cheftrainer über 40 Jahre lang bei Werder Bremen aktiv. Als Spieler und Trainer gewann Schaaf mit dem Verein drei deutsche Meisterschaften, fünfmal den DFB-Pokal und 1992 den Europapokal der Pokalsieger. Nach einem Jahr Pause übernahm er erstmals einen anderen Verein und arbeitete in der Saison 2014/15 als Trainer von Eintracht Frankfurt. In der Saison 2015/16 trainierte Schaaf für zehn Spiele den Bundesligisten Hannover 96. Von 2018 bis 2021 arbeitete Schaaf als Technischer Direktor bei Werder Bremen.

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- [en] Thomas Schaaf

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[es] Thomas Schaaf

Thomas Schaaf nacido en (Mannheim el 30 de abril de 1961) es un exfutbolista y entrenador de fútbol alemán. Ha estado vinculado durante muchos años al club alemán Werder Bremen, al que entrenó durante 14 temporadas.

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[it] Thomas Schaaf

Thomas Schaaf (Mannheim, 30 aprile 1961) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore tedesco, di ruolo difensore.

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[ru] Шааф, Томас

То́мас Ша́аф (нем. Thomas Schaaf; род. 30 апреля 1961[1][2], Мангейм, Баден-Вюртемберг) — немецкий футболист и футбольный тренер. Всю карьеру в качестве игрока провёл в немецком клубе «Вердер». В дальнейшем возглавил его как главный тренер, выиграв в 2004 году «золотой дубль».

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