André Breitenreiter

Breitenreiter played for Hannoverscher SC, Borussia Hannover, Hannover 96, Hamburger SV, VfL Wolfsburg, SpVgg Unterhaching, SC Langenhagen, Hessen Kassel, Holstein Kiel, BV Cloppenburg and TSV Havelse. He played 144 Bundesliga matches scoring 28 goals and 101 2. Bundesliga matches with 14 goals.

Early years and SC Paderborn

Breitenreiter started his coaching career in 2009 and worked as scout for Kaiserslautern. On 3 January 2011, he was appointed as head coach of TSV Havelse, club playing in Regionalliga Nord. In 2012, he won Lower Saxony Cup with TSV Havelse. On 15 May 2013, it was announced that Breitenreiter would take over SC Paderborn starting in the 2013–14 season. On 11 May 2014, his club gained promotion to Bundesliga for the first time ever in club's history. On 20 September 2014, after four undefeated games (two wins, two draws) in the German top tier, Paderborn was top of the league, ahead of European powerhouses Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen.

Schalke 04

Breitenreiter became the 14th head coach for Schalke 04 in the last decade on 12 June 2015, signing a two-year deal with €500,000 being paid to Paderborn for his services. His debut on 8 August was a 5–0 win away to MSV Duisburg in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, followed a week later by a 3–0 win at SV Werder Bremen in his first league game. His first campaign as a manager in European football ended in the last 32 of the UEFA Europa League with a 3–0 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk. He left the club after a single season, having come fifth and qualified for the Europa League again, but falling short of club aims of reaching the UEFA Champions League.

Hannover 96

Breitenreiter was appointed as the new head coach for Hannover 96 on 20 March 2017, replacing…

Player

Hannover 96

DFB-Pokal: 1991–92

Manager

TSV Havelse

Lower Saxony Cup: 2012 SC Paderborn

2. Bundesliga runner-up: 2013–14 Zürich

Swiss Super League: 2021–22