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Coaches/staff

Coaches

Ismael Camenforte Lopez

Assistant coach analysis

Simon Lackmann

First-team analyst

Dr. Malte Krüger

Head of sports science and fitness

Staff

Hans-Peter Lehnhoff

Team liaison manager

Dr. Karl-Heinrich Dittmar

Head team doctor

Dr. Philipp Ehrenstein

Team doctor

Dr. Stefan Porten

Team doctor

Sven Elsinger

Head physiotherapist

Florian Kroder

Physiotherapist

Ill-Han Yu

Physiotherapist

Jonas Schmitt

Physiotherapist

David Jann

Physiotherapist

Ahura Bassimtabar

Physiotherapist

Martin Kowatzki

Support staff

Christian Beckers

Support staff

Markus Irmer

Support staff

Lena Kadlec

Sports Nutritionist (External)

News

Bundesliga - 05.09.2024

DFL schedules matchdays 6 to 12 – Stuttgart home game on a Friday

The German Football League (DFL) has confirmed the dates and kick-off times for matchdays 6 to 12 of the 2024/25 Bundesliga season. Full details of the Bayer 04 fixtures.

DFB-Pokal - 05.09.2024

DFB Pokal: Werkself play Elversberg on a Tuesday

The fixture details for the second round of the DFB Pokal 2024/25 have been confirmed. The home tie for Bayer 04 against second division SV 07 Elversberg is on Tuesday, 29 October with the kick off at 18.00 CET (live on Sky). That was announced by the German Football Association (DFB) on Thursday.

Bayer 04 - 04.09.2024

'A perfect match': Mukiele on his first days at Bayer 04

Speaking to the media on Tuesday, new signing Nordi Mukiele described himself as a "tough defender who always defends wholeheartedly." The French defender, signed from Paris Saint-Germain, talked about his reasons for the move to Leverkusen, his versatility in defence and the benefits of the current international break.

Robert Andrich, Florian Wirtz und Jonathan Tah

Bayer 04 - 03.09.2024

Internationals: Nations League for several Werkself players – quartet in qualifying

Following the top fixture on Bundesliga Matchday 2 between the Werkself and RB Leipzig on Saturday 31 August, several Werkself players will be involved in the first international break of the new season at the start of September. Some are in action with their national teams in the UEFA Nations League while others are involved in qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations. An overview:

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Videos

Werkself beaten in first home league game of new season | 2nd matchday

Werkself-TV - 31.08.2024

TV highlights of the 2-3 defeat against RB Leipzig

Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 2-3 defeat against RB Leipzig on the 2nd matchday of the Bundesliga 2024/25...

Die PK vor dem ersten Liga-Heimspiel gegen Leipzig | 2. Spieltag

Werkself-TV - 30.08.2024

Alonso ahead of #B04RBL: ‘Opponents with individual and collective quality'

The Werkself entertain RB Leipzig in the first league home game of the 2024/25 season on Saturday night, 31 August (kick-off: 18.30 CEST at the BayArena and live on Sky). Head coach Xabi Alonso is expecting a top level encounter in the big match against the team from Saxony. The Spaniard also talked about his squad at the pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon…

Die PK vor dem Pokalspiel in Jena | 1. Runde DFB-Pokal

Werkself-TV - 27.08.2024

Alonso ahead of #FCCB04: ‘The first cup game is always special’

The Werkself start the DFB Pokal in 2024/25 tomorrow night, Wednesday 28 August (kick-off: 18.00 CEST), with a first round tie away to Regional League side FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Ahead of the match at the Ernst Abbe Sportfeld, head coach Xabi Alonso shared his views on confident opponents from Jena as well as his own squad ahead of tomorrow's match.