![]() Schaaf with Werder Bremen in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 April 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Mannheim, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
BBV Union Bremen | |||
1972–1978 | Werder Bremen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1980 | Werder Bremen II | 59 | (0) |
1978–1995 | Werder Bremen | 281 | (14) |
Total | 340 | (14) | |
Managerial career | |||
1995–1999 | Werder Bremen II | ||
1999–2013 | Werder Bremen | ||
2014–2015 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
2015–2016 | Hannover 96 | ||
2021 | Werder Bremen (interim) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Schaaf (born 30 April 1961) is a German professional football manager, who last managed Werder Bremen and former player who played as a defender. A 'one-club man', Schaaf spent his entire playing career with Bundesliga club Werder Bremen. He started coaching the team in 1999 and stepped down in 2013, being one of the longest-serving coaches in the Bundesliga.[2][3]