Thomas Schaaf
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Schaaf with Werder Bremen in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 April 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Mannheim, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| BBV Union Bremen | |||
| 1972–1978 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Werder Bremen II | 59 | (0) |
| 1978–1995 | Werder Bremen | 281 | (14) |
| Total | 340 | (14) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995–1999 | Werder Bremen II | ||
| 1999–2013 | Werder Bremen | ||
| 2014–2015 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 2015–2016 | Hannover 96 | ||
| 2021 | Werder Bremen (caretaker) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Schaaf (born 30 April 1961) is a German professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. A "one-club man", Schaaf spent his entire playing career (1978–1995) and most of his managerial career with Bundesliga club Werder Bremen. He started coaching the team in 1999 and stepped down in 2013, being one of the longest-serving coaches in the Bundesliga. As a player, he won the Bundesliga (1988, 1993) and the DFB-Pokal (1991, 1994) twice and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1992) once; as a manager, he won the Bundesliga once (2004) and the DFB-Pokal three times (1999, 2004, 2009).