Bundesliga manager in the USA |
Wolfsburg’s shepherds took that with them from Atlanta
The Bundesliga goes west across the pond!
15 club managers took part in the “Leadership” trip to Atlanta in the USA organized by the DFB Academy. Among them are Markus Krösche (Eintracht Frankfurt), Fredi Bobic (Hertha BSC), Max Eberl (future sporting director of RB Leipzig) and Marcel Schäfer (38), who will be promoted from sporting director to sporting director at VfL Wolfsburg on February 1, 2023 .
EM-heroine doll She has been thinking about the end of her career for so long
07.10.2022
Schäfer from Atlanta took that with him
“It’s about sharing knowledge. You gain good experience and get interesting insights into other sports. And you also get an insight into the topic of leadership in large corporations outside of professional sports.”
Positive side aspect: Better exchange among the club managers. Schäfer: “It’s also important that you have the time to exchange ideas more intensively with your colleagues from the Bundesliga. You don’t have that time when you’re playing. This also brings the league together a little bit.”
The program was dense and informative. Schäfer: “You take away a lot of insights and impressions that you keep in the back of your head. For example in the areas of scouting and medical care, but above all digitization was a big topic. We visited all the professional clubs in Atlanta. The Atlanta Hawks of the NBA, the Atlanta Braves of the MLB and the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL.”
Schäfer’s insight: “The teams behind the teams are getting bigger. The teams of trainers and supervisors are becoming broader and more specialized. There are definitely things that can also be implemented in the Bundesliga. You not only need experts in every position on the pitch, but also around your team.”
But the Wolfsburg manager also knows: “The big difference is that there is no promotion or relegation in the professional leagues in the USA. The clubs can really take their time and build something up in two or three years. It’s perfectly okay for the clubs there that there are different champions in a period of ten years. And of course it’s much more interesting for the viewers.”