Sascha Lewandowski

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sascha Lewandowski

| image = Sascha Lewandowski.JPG

| caption = Lewandowski in 2016

| height =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1971|10|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|6|8|1971|10|5|df=y}}

| death_place = Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

| currentclub =

| manageryears1 = 2006

| managerclubs1 = VfL Bochum II

| manageryears2 = 2007–2012

| managerclubs2 = Bayer Leverkusen U19

| manageryears3 = 2012–2013

| managerclubs3 = Bayer Leverkusen

| manageryears4 = 2014

| managerclubs4 = Bayer Leverkusen

| manageryears5 = 2015–2016

| managerclubs5 = Union Berlin

}}

Sascha Lewandowski (5 October 1971 – 8 June 2016) was a German football manager.

Managerial career

Lewandowski was head coach of VfL Bochum II between 1 July 2006 to 31 December 2006.

Lewandowski was appointed as head coach of Bayer Leverkusen in April 2012 alongside Sami Hyypiä.{{cite news|title=Bayer trennt sich von Dutt - Hyypiä übernimmt|url=https://www.kicker.de/bayer-trennt-sich-von-dutt---hyypiae-uebernimmt-566855/artikel|access-date=5 April 2014|newspaper=kicker|date=1 April 2012|language=German}} After the 2012–13 season, Lewandowski went back to the youth set–up, leaving Hyypia as the sole head coach of the first team.{{cite news|title=Sami Hyypia to take sole charge at Bayer Leverkusen next season|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/22555747|accessdate=5 April 2014|newspaper=BBC Sports|date=16 May 2014}} He finished with a record of 29 wins, 11 draws, and 11 losses.{{cite web|title=Bayer 04 Leverkusen|url=https://www.kicker.de/bayer-04-leverkusen/team-trainer/bundesliga/2013-14|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=2 September 2015|language=German}} Hyypiä took sole charge of the team on 24 June 2013.{{cite news|last=Weber|first=Jens|title=Hyypia bemused by player departures|url=http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1484703/bayer-leverkusen-boss-sami-hyypia-eager-stop-player-exit?cc=5901|accessdate=5 April 2014|newspaper=ESPN FC|date=26 June 2013}} Lewandowski became the interim head coach of the first team after Sami Hyypiä was sacked.{{cite news|last=Raish|first=Dave|title=Bayer Leverkusen fire coach Sami Hyypia, install Lewandowski until season's end|url=http://www.dw.de/bayer-leverkusen-fire-coach-sami-hyypia-install-lewandowski-until-seasons-end/a-17545754|accessdate=5 April 2014|newspaper=Deutsche Welle|date=5 April 2014}} On 25 April 2014, Roger Schmidt was announced as head coach for the start of the 2014–15 season.{{cite news|title=Bayer Leverkusen name Roger Schmidt as Sami Hyypia replacement|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27163223|accessdate=10 June 2016|newspaper=BBC Sports|date=25 April 2014}} He finished with a record of five wins and a draw.

He was appointed as the head coach of Union Berlin on 1 September 2015.{{cite web|title=Lewandowski übernimmt das Ruder bei Union|url=https://www.kicker.de/dienstantritt-bei-union_lewandowski-erhaelt-vertrag-bis-2017-634202/artikel|access-date=1 September 2015|publisher=kicker|date=1 September 2015|language=German}} He stepped down on 4 March 2016, after six months in charge,{{cite news|title=Burnout: Lewandowski gibt Traineramt bei Union Berlin auf|url=https://www.kicker.de/burnout_lewandowski-gibt-traineramt-bei-union-berlin-auf-646615/artikel|access-date=10 June 2016|publisher=kicker|date=4 March 2016|language=German}} on medical advice because of acute fatigue symptoms. He finished with a record of five wins, four draws, and five losses.{{cite web|title=1. FC Union Berlin|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/vereine/2-bundesliga/2015-16/1-fc-union-berlin-62/trainer.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003123226/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/vereine/2-bundesliga/2015-16/1-fc-union-berlin-62/trainer.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 October 2015|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=2 September 2015|language=German}}

Personal life

Sascha Lewandowski was born on 5 October 1971{{cite web|title=Sascha Lewandowski|url=https://www.kicker.de/sascha-lewandowski/trainer|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=10 June 2016|language=German}} in Dortmund, West Germany.{{cite web|title=Sascha Lewandowski|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/sascha-lewandowski/|publisher=World Football|accessdate=10 June 2016}} On 9 June 2016, he was found dead at his home in Bochum, Germany.{{cite web |title=Sascha Lewandowski ist tot |url=https://www.kicker.de/sascha-lewandowski-ist-tot-653531/artikel |website=Kicker |publisher=Kicker |access-date=23 July 2019}} The police later found that he had committed suicide the previous day. In the days before this event, he had been held by the Dortmund police for charges of child abuse.{{cite news |title=Vorwurf Kindesmissbrauch! Die dunkle Seite des Sascha Lewandowski |trans-title=Accusation of child abuse! The dark side of Sascha Lewandowski |url=https://www.bz-berlin.de/berlin-sport/union-berlin/vorwurf-kindesmissbrauch-die-dunkle-seite-des-sascha-lewandowski |access-date=10 March 2021 |work=B.Z. Berlin |date=10 June 2016 |language=de}}

Managerial statistics

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rowspan="2"\| Team !rowspan="2"\| From !rowspan="2"\| To !colspan="6"\| Record
{{Tooltip\|G\|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Games won}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip\|Win %\|Winning percentage}} !{{Tooltip\|Ref.\|Reference}}
Bochum II \| 1 July 2006 \| 31 December 2006 {{WDL\|17\|8\|1\|8}} \|
Bayer Leverkusen \| 1 April 2012 \| 24 June 2013 {{WDL\|51\|29\|11\|11}} \|
Bayer Leverkusen \| 5 April 2014 \| 30 June 2014 {{WDL\|5\|4\|1\|0}} \|
Union Berlin \| 1 September 2015 \| 4 March 2016 {{WDL\|14\|5\|4\|5}} \|
colspan="3"\| Total {{WDLtot\|87\|46\|17\|24}} !—

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!colspan="6"| Record

!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}

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Bochum II

| 1 July 2006