Julian Schuster (born 15 April 1985) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[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
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career edit

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 edit

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 FC 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 edit

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

References edit

  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.
  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.
  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.

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