Martin Schmidt (football manager)

Martin Schmidt
	Schmidt with Mainz 05 in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	12 April 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Naters, Switzerland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Mainz 05 (sporting director)
Youth career
1976–????	Naters
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–1998	Naters
1998–2001	FC Raron
Managerial career
2003–2008	FC Raron
2008–2010	Thun II
2010–2015	Mainz 05 II
2015–2017	Mainz 05
2017–2018	VfL Wolfsburg
2019–2020	Augsburg
2021–	Mainz 05 (sporting director)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martin Schmidt (born 12 April 1967) is a Swiss professional football manager and current sporting director of 1. FSV Mainz 05.

Coaching career

Early career

Schmidt began his coaching career as an assistant coach at FC Raron and the youth team of FC Thun.^[1] On 30 March 2010, he signed a contract with 1. FSV Mainz 05 II, valid until 2013.^[2] He extended his contract until 2015 on 21 February 2013.^[3]

Mainz 05

Schmidt became new head coach of 1. FSV Mainz 05 on 17 February 2015 after Kasper Hjulmand had been sacked.^[4] His contract was extended until 2018 on 21 April 2015.^[5] On 22 May 2017, it was announced that his contract with Mainz 05 was dissolved prematurely in accordance with the club's board.^[6]

VfL Wolfsburg

Immediately after Andries Jonker was sacked in September 2017, Schmidt was appointed manager of the club.^[7] On 19 February 2018, Schmidt resigned effective immediately.^[8]

FC Augsburg

He was appointed as the new head coach of FC Augsburg on 9 April 2019.^[9] He was sacked on 9 March 2020 following a 2–0 defeat to Bayern Munich.^[10]

Back to Mainz 05

On 28 December 2020 it was confirmed, that Schmidt had returned to 1. FSV Mainz 05, however, this time as a sporting director.^[11]

Personal life

Schmidt was a part-time auto mechanic before becoming manager.^[1]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 8 March 2020

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %	Ref.
Mainz 05	17 February 2015	22 May 2017	91	33	21	37	036.26	^[12]
VfL Wolfsburg	18 September 2017	19 February 2018	22	5	11	6	022.73	^[13]
FC Augsburg	9 April 2019	9 March 2020	32	9	7	16	028.13	^[14]
Total			145	47	39	59	032.41	—

References

^ ^a ^b "Siebter (!) Kreuzbandriss zwang Schmidt in die Knie". Die Welt (in German). 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
^ "Mainz holt den Mini-Gattuso" (in German). Retrieved 18 August 2014.
^ "Martin Schmidt verlängert bis 2015" (in German). Retrieved 18 August 2014.
^ "Wie erwartet: Aus für FSV-Coach Hjulmand" (in German). kicker. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
^ "Mainz verlängert mit Trainer Schmidt bis 2018" (in German). dfb.de. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
^ "Martin Schmidt nicht mehr 05-Trainer" (in German). mainz05.de. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
^ "Martin Schmidt is new head-coach". vfl-wolfsburg.de. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
^ "Schmidt wirft in Wolfsburg hin". kicker.de. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
^ "Augsburg stellt Baum frei – Martin Schmidt übernimmt!". kicker.de (in German). 9 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
^ "Der FC Augsburg stellt Trainer Martin Schmidt frei". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
^ Ein Allrounder gegen die Kakofonie: Martin Schmidt wird Sportchef in Mainz, nzz.ch, 28 December 2020
^ "1. FSV Mainz 05" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^ "VfL Wolfsburg" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^ "FC Augusburg" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

External links

Profile at scoreway.com
Martin Schmidt at Soccerway.com
Martin Schmidt at WorldFootball.net

[Siebter_(!)_Kreuzbandriss_zwang_Schmidt_in_die_Knie-1] "Siebter (!) Kreuzbandriss zwang Schmidt in die Knie". Die Welt (in German). 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.

[2] "Mainz holt den Mini-Gattuso" (in German). Retrieved 18 August 2014.

[3] "Martin Schmidt verlängert bis 2015" (in German). Retrieved 18 August 2014.

[4] "Wie erwartet: Aus für FSV-Coach Hjulmand" (in German). kicker. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.

[5] "Mainz verlängert mit Trainer Schmidt bis 2018" (in German). dfb.de. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.

[6] "Martin Schmidt nicht mehr 05-Trainer" (in German). mainz05.de. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

[7] "Martin Schmidt is new head-coach". vfl-wolfsburg.de. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.

[8] "Schmidt wirft in Wolfsburg hin". kicker.de. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

[9] "Augsburg stellt Baum frei – Martin Schmidt übernimmt!". kicker.de (in German). 9 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

[10] "Der FC Augsburg stellt Trainer Martin Schmidt frei". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.

[11] Ein Allrounder gegen die Kakofonie: Martin Schmidt wird Sportchef in Mainz, nzz.ch, 28 December 2020

[12] "1. FSV Mainz 05" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

[13] "VfL Wolfsburg" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

[14] "FC Augusburg" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

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Martin Schmidt (football manager)

Coaching career

Early career

Mainz 05

VfL Wolfsburg

FC Augsburg

Back to Mainz 05

Personal life

Managerial statistics

References

External links

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