Christian Schulz (born 1 April 1983) is a German former professional footballer and current manager who played as a centre-back or left-back.
Club career Schulz joined Werder Bremen in 1995 at the age of twelve and stepped up to the reserve side, playing in the Regionalliga Nord in 2001–02. He made his Bundesliga debut on 15 February 2003 as a substitute against 1. FC Nürnberg. When Ümit Davala was injured, Schulz stepped in and made the left-back position his own. With Bremen he won the 2004 German football championship.
Although he had previously stated that he did not want to leave Bremen, he moved to Hannover 96 on 30 August 2007. After nine years with Hannover, he joined SK Sturm Graz. With Graz he won the 2017–18 Austrian Cup.
Schulz retired at the end of the 2020–21 season. Overall he played more than 400 matches in the German and Austrian top-flight respectively.
International career Schulz earned four caps for the Germany national team, making his international debut on 16 December 2004 in a 3–0 friendly win over Japan. He was part of the DFB squad of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup on home soil but didn't take part in the tournament because of an injury.
Managerial career Ahead of the 2023–24 season, Schulz was hired to coach the under-17 team of Hannover 96. On 23 April 2025, he was named interim coach for the club's first team together with Lars Barlemann and Dirk Lottner until the end of the 2024–25 season.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWerder Bremen II2001–02Regionalliga Nord19221——2132002–0313010——1402003–0470———702004–0541———41Total433310000464—Werder Bremen2002–03Bundesliga1101000001202003–041703000—2002004–052321030002722005–0630020101204412006–071921080203022007–083010201070Total103490231501405—Hannover 962007–08Bundesliga29410——3042008–0931310——3232009–1033210——3422010–1133410——3442011–1227120100—3912012–131911080—2812013–1427110——2812014–1531120——3312015–1625220——270Total255191201800028519—Sturm Graz2016–17Austrian Bundesliga30300——3032017–181405010—200Total443501000503—Hannover 96 II2018–19Regionalliga Nord281–——2812019–20112––—1122020–2140––—40Total433000000433–Career total488322914215056434—
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGermany200420200510201010Total40
Honours Werder Bremen Bundesliga: 2003–04, runner-up 2005–06 DFB-Pokal: 2003–04 DFB-Ligapokal: 2006, runner-up 2004
Sturm Graz Austrian Cup: 2017–18
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