Axel Schuster (football official)

Axel Peter Schuster (born February 26, 1972 in Cologne ) is a German football official .

Life

After high school studied Schuster at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz jurisprudence . In addition to his studies, he began to work first as a youth coach and later as youth manager at 1. FSV Mainz 05 .

Career as a football official

1. FSV Mainz 05

At the beginning of December 1999, Schuster took on his first tasks in the area of the 1st team of 1. FSV Mainz 05 and was finally installed on January 1st, 2000 by Christian Heidel as his deputy and team manager. In the following years his area of responsibility was expanded and he acted as the head of the licensed players department and was the managing director of the club's REHA GmbH . During Schuster's tenure, the club changed from a relegation candidate in the 2nd Bundesliga to an established Bundesliga club . The trainers Jürgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel , with whom Schuster worked closely during this time, played a major role in this.

FC Schalke 04

On June 1, 2016, Axel Schuster moved to FC Schalke 04 and took over the post of sports director. In the 2017/18 season , Schalke won the runner-up and qualified directly for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League . There, the club managed to qualify for the round of 16 against Manchester City in the following season . On June 1, 2018, Schuster became Senior Director of Professional Football and, among other things, was also responsible for planning the new sports infrastructure for the renovation of the club's premises.

Vancouver Whitecaps

The Canadian MLS - franchise Vancouver Whitecaps put Schuster in November 2019 before a new sports director.

Private

Schuster is married and has a daughter.

Web links

Jochen Tittmar: Interview with Axel Schuster at Spox.com , August 30, 2016

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Schuster, Axel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schuster, Axel Peter (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German football official and lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH	February 26, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cologne

[1] ttps://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/christian-heidel/kronprinz-soll-mit-nach-schalke-43028490.bild.html

[2] ttps://sport.sky.de/fussball/artikel/champions-league-auslosung-axel-schuster-sprech-ueber-manchester-city/11584047/34236

[3] ttps://www.lokalkompass.de/gelsenkirchen/c-sport/s04-sportdirektor-axel-schuster-so-ist-der-stand-beim-umbau-berger-feld_a972366

[4] Whitecaps FC appoint experienced Bundesliga club executive Axel Schuster as sporting director , whitecapsfc.com, accessed on November 15, 2019 (English)