VfL Wolfsburg

Bundesliga
Bundesliga League level: GermanyFirst Tier Table position: 14 In league since: 27 years
VfL Wolfsburg
  • Squad size: 28
  • Average age: 25.0
  • Foreigners: 18  64.3 %
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Coaching Staff

Name/Position Age Nat. Appointed Contract expires Last club
Ralph Hasenhüttl
Manager
56 Austria Mar 17, 2024 - Southampton FC
Rainer Widmayer
Assistant Manager
56 Germany Mar 19, 2024 - SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Craig Fleming
Assistant Manager
52 England Mar 19, 2024 - Derby County
Patrick Hasenhüttl
Assistant Manager
26 Austria Mar 19, 2024 - -
Pascal Formann
Goalkeeping Coach
41 Germany Jul 1, 2017 30.06.2025 VfL Wolfsburg U19
Martin Raschick
Chief Analyst
33 Germany Jul 1, 2022 30.06.2024 1.FC Kaiserslautern
Jimmy Lohberg
Athletic Coach
32 Germany Jul 1, 2021 30.06.2024 Qatar U19
Walter Gfrerer
Athletic Coach
51 Austria Jul 1, 2022 30.06.2024 AS Monaco
Georg Schulz
Athletic Coach
- Austria Aug 15, 2022 30.06.2024 -
Michele Putaro
Rehab coach
50 Germany Jul 1, 2017 30.06.2024 -
David Neugebauer
Video Analyst
27 Germany Jan 8, 2023 30.06.2024 -
Sascha Simon
Match Analyst
30 Germany Dec 15, 2021 30.06.2024 VfL Wolfsburg Youth
Sebastian Podsiadly
Match Analyst
32 Germany
Poland
Feb 1, 2024 - 1.FC Union Berlin
Sebastian Podsiadly
Opponent Analyst
32 Germany
Poland
Feb 1, 2024 - 1.FC Union Berlin

Management

Name/Position Age Nat. Appointed Contract expires Last club
Marcel Schäfer
Managing Director Sport
39 Germany Feb 1, 2023 30.06.2026 -
Sebastian Schindzielorz
Sporting Director
45 Germany Feb 1, 2023 30.06.2025 VfL Bochum
Dr. Tim Schumacher
Chief Executive Officer
50 Germany Mar 23, 2016 - -
Michael Meeske
Chief Executive Officer
52 Germany Nov 1, 2018 30.06.2025 Deutsche Fußball Liga
Marko Kresic
Head of Soccer School
47 Germany
Croatia
Aug 1, 2019 - Hannover 96
Johannes Plecksnies
Head of Soccer School
34 Germany Mar 1, 2020 - Hannover 96 Youth
Benjamin Hoppenz
Sports coordinator
44 Germany Feb 1, 2023 - Hertha BSC
Steffen Hillmann
Head of first team football
34 Germany Jul 1, 2022 - -

Board of Directors

Name/Position Age Nat. Appointed Contract expires Last club
Frank Witter
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
64 Germany Apr 16, 2018 - Eintracht Braunschweig
Hans Dieter Pötsch
Deputy chairman of the board
73 Austria Jun 1, 2009 - -
Dr. Ekkehardt Wesner
Member of the supervisory board
84 Germany May 23, 2001 - -
Manfred Termath
Member of the supervisory board
83 Germany May 23, 2001 - -
Prof. Rolf Schnellecke
Member of the supervisory board
79 Germany May 23, 2001 - -
Bernd Osterloh
Member of the supervisory board
67 Germany Oct 1, 2005 - -
Prof. Dr. Peter Haase
Member of the supervisory board
82 Germany Jan 11, 2008 - -
Klaus Mohrs
Member of the supervisory board
71 Germany Jan 23, 2012 - -
Wolfgang Hotze
Member of the supervisory board
71 Germany Jul 1, 2018 - -

Scouting

Name/Position Age Nat. Appointed Contract expires Last club
Manuel Lemke
Chief Scout
34 Germany Aug 1, 2023 - 1.FC Köln
Uli Mohr
Scout
53 Germany Jul 1, 2002 - Hertha BSC
Rudolf Wojtowicz
Scout
67 Poland
Germany
Apr 1, 2010 - Hertha BSC
Daniel Janssen
Scout
52 Germany Jul 1, 2010 - Hertha BSC
Bogdan Komorowski
Scout
38 Germany Aug 19, 2015 - VfL Alfter 1925
Konstantin Georgiadis
Scout
34 Germany
Greece
Jul 1, 2018 - 1.FC Köln
Raoul Voss
Scout
40 Germany 2020 - Penn FC
Matthias Kipke
Scout
49 Germany Jul 1, 2021 - FC Augsburg
Kris Fillinger
Scout
31 Germany May 1, 2022 - Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Alexander Klitzpera
Scout
46 Germany Jul 1, 2022 - Hannover 96
Marco Ban
Scout
29 Germany
Croatia
Jan 28, 2024 - 1.FC Köln
Mathias Hain
Scout Goalkeeping
51 Germany Jul 1, 2023 - FC St. Pauli
Mathias Stammann
Coordinator of talent management
55 Germany Jul 20, 2017 - VfL Wolfsburg Youth
Rainer Widmayer
Coordinator of talent management
56 Germany Sep 4, 2023 - SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Medical department

Name/Position Age Nat. Appointed Contract expires Last club
Heiko Wehe
Head of Medical
48 Germany Jan 1, 2017 - -
Dr. Gunter Wilhelm
Club Doctor
59 Germany Jul 1, 2012 - -
Alexander Steinbrenner
Club Doctor
47 Germany Jul 1, 2012 - -
Dr. Stephan Bornhardt
Club Doctor
47 Germany Jul 1, 2018 - Eintracht Braunschweig
Patrick Kasprowski
Physiotherapist
35 Germany Jul 1, 2010 - -
Steffen Mantai
Physiotherapist
44 Germany Jul 1, 2019 - -
Dennis Wöhr
Physiotherapist
46 Germany Jul 1, 2022 - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Alexander Jura
Physiotherapist
32 Germany Nov 1, 2023 - VfL Wolfsburg Youth
Noah Tegatz
Sports Scientist
28 Germany Jul 1, 2021 - -
Sascha Weiß
Medical Director Physiotherapy
48 Germany Jul 1, 2021 - VfL Wolfsburg II

Public Relations

Name/Position Age Nat. Appointed Contract expires Last club
Holger Ballwanz
Supporter Liaison Officer
56 Germany Aug 1, 2001 - SSV Vorsfelde
Andreas Schiesser
Media worker
- Germany Jun 1, 2018 - -

Other activities

Name/Position Age Nat. Appointed Contract expires Last club
Ines Buerke
Team official
- Germany Feb 1, 2020 - -
Lena Hoffmann
Team official
- Germany Mar 1, 2023 - -
Nils Scholz
Kit Manager
45 Germany Jul 1, 2008 - -
Jan Pfannschmidt
Kit Manager
52 Germany - - -
Dr. Günter Pfeiler
Advisor
70 Germany Jul 1, 2018 - -
Alexander Klitzpera
Loan Player Manager
46 Germany Jul 1, 2022 - Hannover 96
Dr. Kyung-yiub Lee
Staff of the office
48 Germany Dec 2, 2019 - Germany U19

Other

Name/Position Age Nat. Appointed Contract expires Last club
Jonas Garzke
Team Manager
- Germany Jul 1, 2023 - VfL Wolfsburg Youth
Patrick Platins
Academy Goalkeeping coordinator
40 Germany Jul 1, 2019 - Women's football
Ronny Zeiß
Academy Goalkeeping coordinator
52 Germany Nov 1, 2022 - SSV Jahn Regensburg

Youth

Name/Position Age Nat. Appointed Contract expires Last club
Michael Gentner
Academy Manager
41 Germany Jan 10, 2022 - VfB Stuttgart II