Julian Schuster

Julian Schuster (born 15 April 1985) is a German football manager and former player who is the currently head coach of Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. Schuster played as a midfielder and spent the bulk of his career at SC Freiburg.^[1]

Julian Schuster

Schuster with SC Freiburg in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-04-15) 15 April 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Bietigheim-Bissingen, West Germany
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	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

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]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[11][12][13]

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 17 May 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
SC Freiburg	1 July 2024	present	37	18	7	12	048.65
Total			37	18	7	12	048.65