Roger Schmidt takes up new role as Head of Global Soccer at Red Bull

Roger Schmidt has started his new job as Head of Global Soccer at Red Bull and thus as the successor to current national soccer coach Jürgen Klopp. According to his own statement, the long-time coach wants to lead the “Global Soccer” unit with the aim of forming teams that develop the best young players and bring them to the highest level.

Back to the “Red Bull family”

“It feels good to be back with the Red Bull family,” said Schmidt in an RB statement. “This environment is unique in world football, and the ambition behind it is what makes it so exciting. Now I'm looking forward to getting to know the people behind our clubs, understanding how they work and building the future on foundations that are already strong," emphasized the 59-year-old, who coached RB Salzburg between 2012 and 2014 and started his career there as an internationally successful coach. Later he was, among other things, head coach at Bayer Leverkusen.

His first weeks in his new role will be dedicated to the clubs: discussions with coaching teams, sporting management and those responsible for the academies as well as visits to games in Salzburg and Leipzig. Then Schmidt wants to publicly comment on his ambitions and working methods for the first time.