Timo Schultz

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Timo Schultz

| image = Schultz.JPG

| caption = Schultz in 2008

| height = 1.80 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|8|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wittmund, West Germany

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = TuS Esens

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Werder Bremen

| years1 = 1996–2000

| clubs1 = Werder Bremen II

| caps1 = 107

| goals1 = 15

| years2 = 2000–2002

| clubs2 = VfB Lübeck

| caps2 = 6

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2003–2005

| clubs3 = Holstein Kiel

| caps3 = 5

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2004–2005

| clubs4 = Holstein Kiel II

| caps4 = 25

| goals4 = 9

| years5 = 2005–2011

| clubs5 = FC St. Pauli

| caps5 = 129

| goals5 = 10

| years6 = 2007–2012

| clubs6 = FC St. Pauli II

| caps6 = 18

| goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = 290

| totalgoals = 36

| manageryears1 = 2020–2022

| managerclubs1 = FC St. Pauli

| manageryears2 = 2023

| managerclubs2 = FC Basel

| manageryears3 = 2024

| managerclubs3 = 1. FC Köln

}}

Timo Schultz (born 26 August 1977) is a German former footballer, and manager, who was most recently the manager of 1. FC Köln.

Career

Born in Wittmund, Schultz is a youth product of Werder Bremen. After playing for the club's reserves for four years, he went on to play for VfB Lübeck and Holstein Kiel.

In 2005, Schultz joined FC St. Pauli as a midfielder. He made his professional debut in the 2. Bundesliga on 10 August 2007 when he started in a game against 1. FC Köln. After the 2009–10 season, St. Pauli was promoted to the Bundesliga, where he debuted on 25 September 2010 against Borussia Dortmund. His career ended in 2012.

Since 2011, Schultz worked in the coaching staff of FC St. Pauli as an assistant coach and youth coach. On 12 July 2020, it was announced that he would be head coach of St. Pauli for the 2020–21 season.{{cite web |title=Timo Schultz ist neuer Trainer des FC St. Pauli |url=https://www.kicker.de/timo_schultz_ist_neuer_trainer_des_fc_st_pauli-779498/artikel |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia Verlag |access-date=15 April 2021 |language=German |date=12 July 2020}} This is his first head coaching position of a senior side.{{Cite web|last=Heine|first=Luis Vieira|date=12 July 2020|title=Timo Schultz ist neuer Trainer vom FC St. Pauli|url=https://stpauli24.mopo.de/2020/07/12/timo-schultz-ist-neuer-trainer-vom-fc-st-pauli.html|access-date=12 July 2020|website=StPauli24|language=de-DE}} His first match was a 4–2 loss to SV Elversberg in the DFB-Pokal.{{cite web |title=FC St. Pauli — Spielplan |url=https://www.kicker.de/fc-st-pauli/spielplan/2-bundesliga/2020-21 |website=Kicker |publisher=Olympia Verlag |access-date=15 April 2021 |language=German}} He was sacked in December 2022.{{cite news |url=https://www.fcstpauli.com/news/der-fc-st-pauli-stellt-trainer-timo-schultz-frei/|website=fcstpauli.com|publisher=FC St. Pauli|title=Der FC St. Pauli stellt Trainer Timo Schultz frei|date=6 December 2022|accessdate=6 December 2022}}

On 12 May 2023, he was announced as FC Basel's new head coach for the upcoming season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/timo-schultz-neuer-cheftrainer|title=Der neue FCB-Cheftrainer heisst Timo Schultz |trans-title=The new FCB head coach is named Timo Schultz|publisher=FC Basel|language=de|date=12 May 2023|access-date=30 September 2023}} His first major challenge with his new club, the UEFA Europa Conference League qualification, proved to be a disappointment, due to a 1–3 home loss to Tobol Kostanay in the first leg of the second qualifying round on 27 July 2023 and their subsequent elimination.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/vorbericht-grasshopper-club-zuerich-fc-basel-1|title=Timo Schultz: «Dann wird nicht mehr zurückgeschaut» |publisher=FC Basel|language=de|date=4 August 2023|access-date=30 September 2023}} On 29 September 2023, the FC Basel board decided to dismiss Schultz due to poor results in the league.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/fcb-timo-schultz/|title=Der FCB und Timo Schultz gehen getrennte Wege |publisher=FC Basel|language=de|date=29 September 2023|access-date=30 September 2023}} At the time of his termination, Basel had won just one out of seven games in the Swiss Super League. In January 2024, he was signed by 1. FC Köln.{{cite news|url=https://fc.de/en/timo-schultz-is-the-new-fc-head-coach|title=Timo Schultz is the new FC head coach|publisher=1. FC Köln|date=4 January 2024|access-date=4 January 2024}} After the club was relegated, his contract was not extended.{{cite news |url=https://fc.de/en/schultz-pawlak-and-mckenna-depart|title=Schultz, Pawlak and McKenna depart|publisher=fc.de|date=27 May 2024 |accessdate=27 May 2024}}

Coaching record

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St. Pauli \|12 July 2020 \|6 December 2022 {{WDL\|92\|36\|25\|31\|for=151\|against=143\|diff=yes}} \|
Basel \|12 May 2023 \|28 September 2023 {{WDL\|12\|4\|2\|6\|for=32\|against=23\|diff=yes}} \|
1. FC Köln \|4 January 2024 \|27 May 2024 {{WDL\|18\|3\|8\|7\|for=18\|against=32\|diff=yes}} \|
colspan="3"\|Total {{WDLtot\|122\|43\|35\|44\|for=201\|against=198\|diff=yes}} !—

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