Roger Schmidt

Roger Schmidt (; born 13 March 1967) is a German professional football manager and former player.

Career
Schmidt was an engineer before he was a footballer.Worldfootball As player he played for SC Verl and SC Paderborn as a midfielder.

Manager
He started his career as a manager with Delbrücker SC,Worldfootball went on to Preußen Münster and then to Paderborn 07.Kicker (German)

He then went to FC Red Bull Salzburg in the Bundesliga, the top level league in Austrian football. Although the team gained goal and point record they finished only second. Being in danger to lose his job a lot of the fans declared their solidarity.

In 2014, he transferred to Bayer 04 Leverkusen.Roger Schmidt wird neuer Trainer bei Bayer 04 Leverkusen In June 2017 Schmidt joined Chinese Super League Beijing Sinobo Guoan.Bild.de (German) On 31 July 2019, he was sacked by Beijing Sinobo Guoan.  On 11 March 2020 he became new manager of PSV Eindhoven. On 18 May   2022 he became coach of Benfica LissabonDeutsche Presse Agentur In his first season in Portugal, he led Benfica to their 38th championship.

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Category:1967 births
Category:Living people
Category:German footballers
Category:German football managers
Category:Sportspeople from North Rhine-Westphalia
Category:Eredivisie managers
Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg managers