Julian Schuster

Julian Schuster
Schuster with SC Freiburg in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-04-15) 15 April 1985 (age 41)
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

Julian Schuster (born 15 April 1985) is a German football manager and former player who is the head coach of Bundesliga club SC Freiburg.

A midfielder, he spent the bulk of his playing career at SC Freiburg.

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.

In July 2008, he moved to SC Freiburg. On 18 February 2014, Schuster extended his contract for an undisclosed length. In May 2018, he announced his retirement.

Managerial career

Following his retirement, Schuster transitioned into a liaison coach at SC Freiburg while concurrently serving as an assistant coach. 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. In January 2023, he completed a course at the DFB to attain the Pro license, the pinnacle coaching accreditation in German football.

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. 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. In the following season, he led the club to reach the Europa League final, their first ever in the competition which they lost to Aston Villa 3-0. However, he led the club to a second consecutive season in Europe, qualifying for the Conference League by finishing 7th in Bundesliga.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfB Stuttgart II 2004–05 Regionalliga Süd 70————70
2005–06 130————130
2006–07 173————173
2007–08 170————180
Total 54300000000543
VfB Stuttgart 2007–08 Bundesliga 20100000—30
SC Freiburg II 2008–09 Regionalliga Süd 20————20
2011–12 10————10
2015–16 Regionalliga Südwest 52————52
Total 820000000082
SC Freiburg 2008–09 2. Bundesliga 26620———286
2009–10 Bundesliga 28210———292
2010–11 26320———283
2011–12 21110———221
2012–13 31150———361
2013–14 27320—21—324
2014–15 21031———241
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 8121———102
2016–17 Bundesliga 13010———140
2017–18 18021———201
Total 2191721300210024221
Career total 2832222300210030726

Managerial statistics

As of match played 28 October 2026
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
SC Freiburg 1 July 2024 present 104521933050.00
Total 104521933050.00

References

  1. ↑ "Schuster, Julian" (in German). Kicker. 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. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 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. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020.
  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. ↑ Berger, Leander (17 May 2025). "SC Freiburg unterliegt Frankfurt und beendet die Saison auf Europa-League-Platz 5" (in German). Badische Zeitung.
  11. ↑ "Schuster kämpft mit den Tränen: "Das wird für alle Ewigkeit bleiben"" (in German). Kicker. 7 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Julian Schuster - SC Freiburg - Bundesliga: alle Spielerstatistiken, News und alle persönlichen Informationen - kicker". kicker Online. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Julian Schuster » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "J. Schuster". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2018.