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Youri Mulder takes up interim position as director of professional football

In order to provide additional support for the club's first-team set up over the coming months, FC Schalke 04 have recruited Youri Mulder to fill the role of director of professional football on an interim basis. The former Royal Blue will step back from his current position on the club's supervisory board in order to take up this new role. The 55-year-old will officially assume this role during the upcoming international break and will work closely with Ben Manga, director of squad planning, scouting and the Knappenschmiede academy.

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11/5/2024

Sylla, Hamache and Langer return to team training

The Royal Blues began their new week of training on Monday morning (04/11), with three players able to rejoin the team.

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11/4/2024

Tim Hoogland joins first-team coaching staff

Knappenschmiede assistant coach Tim Hoogland has been promoted to the same role in FC Schalke 04’s first team until further notice.

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11/4/2024

Peter Balette to leave Schalke 04

Assistant coach Peter Balette will be released from his contract with FC Schalke 04, after having approached the club's management team on Tuesday (22/10) with a request to do so due to personal reasons. The club have granted his request with immediate effect.

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10/24/2024

Ilyes Hamache back in team training

Head coach Kees van Wonderen had a few new faces in training on Tuesday morning (22/10).

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10/22/2024

Trio working individually, Langer out for several weeks

The Royal Blues began preparations for Saturday’s home game against SpVgg Greuther Fürth (26/10) on Monday afternoon in Gelsenkirchen (21/10).

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10/21/2024

Ibrahima Cissé receives first senior call-up to the Mali national squad

The first week of training under new coach Kees van Wonderen is underway. However, he will be without four players for Tuesday’s training session (8/10).

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10/8/2024

Kees van Wonderen is the new head coach of FC Schalke 04

The Royal Blues have announced a new head coach as the international break begins, with Kees van Wonderen taking over as head coach of FC Schalke 04 with immediate effect. The 55-year-old has signed a contract until the summer of 2026 and will get underway with a first training session on Monday (7/10). He will be supported by Robert Molenaar, who joins the existing coaching staff.

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10/6/2024

Royal Blues begin preparations for Münster away

FC Schalke 04 began their preparations on Monday afternoon under the leadership of interim coach Jakob Fimpel for the away game at Preußen Münster this Saturday (28/9) at 20:30 CEST. There was another new face involved too: Tim Albutat, captain of the U23s, is training with the squad in the coming days due to a number of injuries to midfielders.

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9/23/2024

Marc Wilmots and Karel Geraerts leave S04 with immediate effect

After intensive conversations, the FC Schalke 04 board have decided to part ways with sporting director Marc Wilmots and head coach Karel Geraerts with immediate effect. This was shared with both of them in private conversations on Saturday (21/9). Geraerts‘ assistant Tim Smolders has also left the club.

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9/21/2024

Kalas and Højlund back in team training

FC Schalke 04 started a new week of training on Monday morning (16/9). Lino Tempelmann is back in Gelsenkirchen training individually after working on his recovery from injury in Munich.

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9/16/2024

Kalas back at S04, Remmert sidelined

Schalke 04 got this week of training underway on Monday morning (9.9). Tomas Kalas has returned to Gelsenkirchen to continue his recovery and is working hard to make an imminent return to training.

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9/9/2024