Sebastian Neumann

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sebastian Neumann

| image = Sebastian Neumann 2011.jpg

| image_size = 150px

| caption = Neumann at practice with Hertha BSC in 2011

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|2|18|df=y}}

| height = 1.88 m{{cite web|url=http://www.herthabsc.de/index.php?id=2292|title=Sebastian Neumann (14)|work=Hertha BSC|accessdate=17 July 2010|language=German|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721070317/http://www.herthabsc.de/index.php?id=2292|archivedate=21 July 2010}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Würzburger Kickers (sporting director/caretaker manager)

| youthyears1 = 1995 | youthclubs1 = BFC Südring

| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2001 | youthclubs2 = FC Internationale Berlin

| youthyears3 = 2001–2009 | youthclubs3 = Hertha BSC

| years1 = 2009–2012 | clubs1 = Hertha BSC II | caps1 = 42 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2010–2012 | clubs2 = Hertha BSC | caps2 = 13 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2012–2014 | clubs3 = VfL Osnabrück | caps3 = 59 | goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2014–2016 | clubs4 = VfR Aalen | caps4 = 33 | goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2016–2018 | clubs5 = Würzburger Kickers | caps5 = 66 | goals5 = 5

| years6 = 2018–2019 | clubs6 = MSV Duisburg | caps6 = 9 | goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = 222 | totalgoals = 12

| nationalyears1 = 2008–2009 | nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalteam1 = Germany U-18

| nationalyears2 = 2009–2010 | nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalteam2 = Germany U-19

| nationalyears3 = 2010–2012 | nationalcaps3 = 11 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | nationalteam3 = Germany U-21

| manageryears1 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs1 = Würzburger Kickers (U19 director)

| manageryears2 = 2021 | managerclubs2 = Würzburger Kickers (caretaker)

| manageryears3 = 2021– | managerclubs3 = Würzburger Kickers (sporting director)

| manageryears4 = 2024 | managerclubs4 = Würzburger Kickers (caretaker)

| manageryears5 = 2025– | managerclubs5 = Würzburger Kickers (caretaker)

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Sebastian Neumann (born 18 February 1991) is a German football coach, official and a former defender. He is the sporting director and caretaker manager of Würzburger Kickers.

Playing career

Neumann made his debut for Hertha's first team on 14 August 2010 in a DFB-Pokal match against SC Pfullendorf,{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/pfullendorf-gegen-hertha-2010-dfb-pokal-1004451/spielbericht|title=Ramos bricht den Bann|work=Kicker|date=14 August 2010|access-date=11 October 2010|language=German}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/dfb/2011/runde1/pfullendorf-herthabsc/|title=SC Pfullendorf gegen Hertha BSC – 0:2|work=fussballdaten.de|date=14 August 2010|accessdate=11 October 2010|language=German}} and played his first league game on 22 October 2010 in a 2–0 home win over SpVgg Greuther Fürth.{{cite web|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/2011/9/herthabsc-fuerth/|title=Hertha BSC gegen SpVgg Greuther Fürth – 2:0|work=fussballdaten.de|date=22 October 2010|accessdate=23 October 2010|language=German}} He signed for VfL Osnabrück in August 2012. He joined VfR Aalen two years later.

Neumann won his first cap for the German U-21 team on 11 October 2010 against Ukraine.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=504316&spielid=325&action=schema&teama=Deutschland&teamb=Ukraine|title=Deutschland – Ukraine 2:1|work=DFB|date=11 October 2010|accessdate=12 October 2010|language=German}}

He moves to MSV Duisburg for the 2018–19 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/aktuelles/artikel/wuerzburger-kapitaen-sebastian-neumann-wird-ein-zebra/|title=Würzburger Kapitän Sebastian Neumann wird ein Zebra|work=msv-duisburg.de|date=15 May 2018|language=German}}

On 2 January 2020, he retired due to injuries.{{cite web|url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/aktuelles/artikel/sportinvaliditaet-sebastian-neumann-muss-seine-karriere-beenden/|title=Sportinvalidität: Sebastian Neumann muss seine Karriere beenden|work=msv-duisburg.de|date=2 January 2020|language=German}}

Coaching career

He was appointed as the interim manager of Würzburger Kickers on 4 October 2021 but was replaced by Danny Schwarz nine days later.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/wuerzburg-stellt-trainer-ziegner-frei-232750/|title=Würzburg stellt Trainer Ziegner frei|publisher=dfb.de |language=de |date=4 October 2021|access-date=4 October 2021}}{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/wuerzburger-kickers-danny-schwarz-uebernimmt-233198/|title=Würzburger Kickers: Danny Schwarz übernimmt|publisher=dfb.de |language=de |date=13 October 2021|access-date=13 October 2021}}

He was appointed as caretaker manager by Würzburger Kickers once again on 24 April 2025.{{cite web|publisher=Würzburger Kickers|url=https://www.wuerzburger-kickers.de/de/news/profis/2025-04-24-sofortige-freistellung-von-cheftrainer-martin-lanig|title=Sofortige Freistellung von Cheftrainer Martin Lanig|trans-title=Immediate release of head coach Martin Lanig|date=24 April 2025|access-date=8 May 2025|language=de}}