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 competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVfB Stuttgart II2004–05Regionalliga Süd70————702005–06130————1302006–07173————1732007–08170————180Total54300000000543VfB Stuttgart2007–08Bundesliga20100000—30SC Freiburg II 2008–09Regionalliga Süd20————202011–1210————102015–16Regionalliga Südwest52————52Total820000000082SC Freiburg2008–092. Bundesliga26620———2862009–10Bundesliga28210———2922010–1126320———2832011–1221110———2212012–1331150———3612013–1427320—21—3242014–1521031———2412015–162. Bundesliga8121———1022016–17Bundesliga13010———1402017–1818021———201Total2191721300210024221Career total2832222300210030726
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+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamFromToRecord SC Freiburg1 July 2024presentTotal
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