Beniamino Molinari joins the Schalke 04 coaching team with immediate effect

Beniamino Molinari has joined Schalke 04 as an assistant coach to complete Frank Kramer’s coaching staff. Molinari will work alongside Mike Büskens, Matthias Kreutzer and Simon Henzler, who are already on the team. It is a return to Germany for the 42-year-old, who most recently worked as an assistant coach alongside Alexander Zorniger at Apollon Limassol FC in Cyprus.

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27.06.22, 10:58

Beniamino Molinari

“We are very pleased that Beniamino is joining the team with immediate effect. He not only has a great understanding of football, but he is a people person and a real team player. He also speaks five languages. He will fit perfectly into the existing coaching staff and we will have an even stronger team around the players,” said Rouven Schröder.

Beniamino will fit perfectly into the existing coaching staff and we will have an even stronger team around the players

Rouven Schröder

Head coach Frank Kramer is looking forward to working with his new colleague: “With Beniamino, we are taking advantage of the opportunity to broaden our coaching staff, to ensure the best possible support for the team in all areas. Beniamino has most recently successfully worked as an assistant coach in an international environment. He will certainly complement Buyo, Matthias, Simon and I on a daily basis, I am sure of that.”

Cypriot champions with Apollon Limassol

Beniamino Molinari is also looking forward to getting started: “I got a good feeling from those in charge from the first conversation. I know what Schalke have achieved in the last few months and what challenges lie ahead in the new season. I want to contribute to the preparations for the tasks ahead to the best of my ability.”

The Italian-born coach spent almost two years as an assistant at at TSV Essingen, before moving to Apollon Limassol in the summer of 2021. His side won the league title on the penultimate matchday of the 2021/22 season. Before that, he gained coaching experience at TSG Backnang and 1. FC Normannia Gmünd.

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