| Julian Schuster | |
| Upright: | 0.9 |
| Height: | 1.90 m |
| Birth Date: | 1985 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bietigheim-Bissingen, West Germany |
| Currentclub: | SC Freiburg (manager) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1990–2004 |
| Youthclubs1: | FV Löchgau |
| Youthyears2: | 2004–2005 |
| Youthclubs2: | VfB Stuttgart |
| Years1: | 2005–2008 |
| Caps1: | 56 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2007–2008 |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2008–2018 |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2008–2018 |
| Caps4: | 219 |
| Goals4: | 17 |
| Totalcaps: | 283 |
| Totalgoals: | 22 |
| Manageryears1: | 2024– |
| Managerclubs1: | SC Freiburg |
Julian Schuster (born 15 April 1985) is a German football manager and former player who is the manager of Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. Schuster played as a midfielder and spent the bulk of his career at SC Freiburg.[1]
Schuster was born in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Baden-Württemberg. He had his professional debut on 27 October 2007 for VfB Stuttgart against Bayer Leverkusen.[2]
In July 2008, he moved to SC Freiburg.[3] On 18 February 2014, Schuster extended his contract for an undisclosed length.[4] In May 2018, he announced his retirement.[5]
Following his retirement, Schuster transitioned into a liaison coach at SC Freiburg while concurrently serving as an assistant coach.[6] In October 2022, alongside Patrick Baier, he stepped in for head coach Christian Streich, who tested positive for COVID-19, during the Europa League match against Nantes.[7] In January 2023, he completed a course at the DFB to attain the Pro license, the pinnacle coaching accreditation in German football.[8]
In March 2024, it was announced that Schuster would assume the position of head coach for SC Freiburg for the 2024–25 season, succeeding Streich.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2004–05 | Regionalliga Süd | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 2005–06 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||||
| 2006–07 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||||||
| 2007–08 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 3 | |||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Regionalliga Süd | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 2015–16 | Regionalliga Südwest | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |||
| SC Freiburg | 2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 6 | ||||
| 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||||||
| 2011–12 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||||
| 2012–13 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||||
| 2013–14 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 32 | 4 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||||
| 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 219 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 21 | |||
| Career total | 283 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 26 | |||