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Club statement following public comments made by Kees van Wonderen

The club management discussed the comments made by Kees van Wonderen on Saturday night in an internal meeting held on Easter Sunday (20/04). Frank Baumann, who will assume the role of board member for sport from 1st June, was also involved. As part of these discussions, there was of course direct communication with the head coach.

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4/20/2025

Frank Baumann appointed as FC Schalke 04’s new board member for sport

Experienced strategist Frank Baumann is the Royal Blues’ new board member for sport. The 49-year-old signed a long-term contract last weekend and will start his role on 1st June, taking on responsibility for the club’s men’s, women’s and academy teams. The supervisory board of FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V. unanimously granted Baumann the mandate for the sporting department during an extraordinary meeting on Sunday (6/4) at the Hans-Sachs-Haus, the town hall of the city of Gelsenkirchen.

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4/9/2025

Happy New Year!

FC Schalke 04 would like to wish its fans, members, friends and partners a Happy New Year.

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1/1/2025

Win in Elversberg overshadowed by tragedy

FC Schalke 04 ended the year with a 4-1 win against league leaders SV Elversberg, having taken seven points from their last three games. However, the team's delight at their success was overshadowed by a tragic event in Magdeburg on Friday evening (20/12). A car was deliberately driven into a crowd of people at a Christmas market, resulting in several deaths and countless serious injuries. The news deeply affected the players, staff and fans.

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12/21/2024

Axel Hefer: New board member for sport needs to be a team player and an expert

FC Schalke 04 will reinstate the position of board member for sport come the start of the new year. The club’s supervisory board has decided that a new member with responsibility for sporting directives will be added to the existing board currently consisting of Matthias Tillmann and Christina Rühl-Hamers.

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12/11/2024

Ben Manga joins FC Schalke 04

The Royal Blues have bolstered their sporting management team with the addition of Ben Manga, who has become the new director of squad planning, scouting and the Knappenschmiede youth academy. Manga has signed a long-term contract at the club and will be responsible for Schalke’s senior and youth teams alongside sporting director Marc Wilmots with immediate effect. Both Manga and Wilmots will report directly to Schalke CEO, Matthias Tillmann.

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5/10/2024

Gerald Asamoah to leave Schalke 04 at the end of the season

Gerald Asamoah will leave FC Schalke 04 at the end of the current season. The first-team manager and the Royal Blues’ board came to an agreement. The position of “first-team manager” will no longer be required for the new season as a result of the necessary internal restructuring. Gerald Asamoah’s contract, which expires in June 2024, will not be extended for this reason. He will work towards a smooth transition within the first-team set-up together with the club until the end of the season.

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3/22/2024

The football world in mourning: Franz Beckenbauer has passed away aged 78

He was one of the all-time greats. Quite a few people say that he was the best German player of all time: Franz Beckenbauer was a legend – as a player, coach and ambassador for the sport. The “Kaiser” passed away aged 78 on Sunday (7.1.), with the football world losing a man who many people would like to remember for many years to come.

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1/9/2024

Marc Wilmots appointed new sporting director of FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04 have appointed Marc Wilmots as their new sporting director, as part of a restructuring of the club’s sporting management team. The 54-year-old Belgian put pen to paper on a long-term deal on Wednesday (3/1). André Hechelmann will take up the newly-created role of technical director.

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1/4/2024

Matthias Tillmann assumes role of CEO

FC Schalke 04 have kicked off the new year with a big change at the top level of the club, as Matthias Tillmann has taken up the position of Schalke’s new CEO. Tillmann and Christina Rühl-Hamers now form the governing body of the club.

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1/2/2024

S04 and Peter Knäbel agree to mutually end contract as board member for sport

FC Schalke 04 and Peter Knäbel, in his position as board member for sport, have mutually agreed to end his contract at the club with immediate effect, after it was set to run until 30th June 2024. Following a decision by the supervisory board, Knäbel will also be relieved of his responsibilities as a board member as of 1st January 2024. The 57-year-old will retain a role as a consultant for the Royal Blues until 30th June.

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1/1/2024

Peter Knäbel set to leave FC Schalke 04 on his own terms at the end of the 2023/24 season

In a personal meeting, Peter Knäbel, board member for sport, informed FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04’s supervisory board that he will not seek another term on the board and that he will be leaving the club at the end of the current season.

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11/15/2023