Domenico Tedesco

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S04 lose 1-0 on Tedesco's return to Aue

Schalke went down to their first defeat of pre-season on Sunday by losing 1-0 to Erzgebirge Aue, who themselves are just a few days away from getting their season underway. Robert Herrmann’s late penalty was enough to give the hosts the win in the second half.

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Domenico Tedesco looking forward to seeing old faces

The Royal Blues will arrive at their training camp in the Austrian town of Mittersill on Sunday (29/07). FC Schalke 04 will however make a stop on the way there for a friendly against Domenico Tedesco’s former club FC Erzgebirge Aue (15:00 CET).

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Domenico Tedesco: We have a very tight-knit group

With the 3-1 win over Hebei China Fortune, the 11-day trip to the Middle Kingdom came to a positive end. “Winning after being down a goal speaks to the character of the boys,” says head coach Domenico Tedesco, who gave his side three days off after they arrived back in Germany.

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Domenico Tedesco praises his team – Mark Uth on ‘pressure’

It looked certain that Schalke were going to lose to Hebei China FC on Wednesday 11th July. The Royal Blues were 1-0 down until the 86th minute, but in the last five minutes of the match the German side managed to turn the game completely on its head to win 3-1. “The result is of second importance,” said Domenico Tedesco. “I am still very pleased we won 3-1 in the end though.”

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Domenico Tedesco: Give everything for one last time on this China tour

The game between Hebei China Fortune on Wednesday (11th July) at 13:30 CEST is not only an exciting friendly, it is also the symbolic start of a new partnership between the two clubs.

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New faces and a new kit against a former Royal Blue

54 days after the last game of the 2017/18 season which ended successfully for the Royal Blues, securing second place in the Bundesliga, Schalke are back in action on Thursday (5/7). The opponents in the first friendly of pre-season is Premier League side Southampton. Kick-off is at 14:05 CEST (20:05 local time) in the Sports Centre Stadium in Kunshan.

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Domenico Tedesco: We want to continue the good progress that we made last year

With the internal fitness tests and the first training session in the books, Domenico Tedesco was happy with what he’d seen. “The boys looked in really good shape. They’ve recharged their batteries and every player clearly stuck to their individual training plans in their time off,” says the Royal Blues’ head coach.

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Naldo crowned Player of the Season, Tedesco voted best coach
The Royal-Blues’ superb season, finishing runners-up in the Bundesliga and winning a Champions League spot, did not go unnoticed given the latest Kicker survey. With 248 players in the mix, Naldo was voted the ‘Outfield Player of the Season’ and Domenico Tedesco ‘Coach of the Season’. The other clubs also reckoned FC Schalke 04 the season’s biggest surprise.

After finishing runners-up in the Bundesliga and winning a Champions League spot, the Royal-Blues' superb season did not go unnoticed, given the latest Kicker survey. With 248 players in the mix, Naldo was voted the ‘Outfield Player of the Season’ and Domenico Tedesco ‘Coach of the Season’. The other clubs also reckoned FC Schalke 04 the season’s biggest surprise.

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Suat Serdar signs contract until 30th June 2022

FC Schalke 04 confirmed their next new signing on Thursday, as Suat Serdar put pen to paper on his switch from 1. FSV Mainz 05. Serdar will join the Royal Blues from 1st July 2018.

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Domenico Tedesco: It feels great

After the 1-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, we caught up with two head coaches. While Domenico Tedesco was pleased with his team’s performance, Nico Kovac looked ahead to their DFB-Pokal final. We noted what they had to say.

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Dreams become reality

“Runners-up, runners-up,” rang around the Schalke dressing room after the full-time whistle in Augsburg on Saturday afternoon. The players danced and, alongside mineral water and electrolyte drinks, beers were consumed. Pizza boxes and several bottles of champagne were in the corner – a further clue that something special took place. FC Schalke 04 are back in the Champions League.

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Domenico Tedesco: I’m delighted for the fans most of all

Domenico Tedesco will finish his first season in the Bundesliga in second place. We spoke to a delighted Schalke boss after the 2-1 win in the WWK Arena alongside a congratulatory Manuel Baum.