Danny Schwarz (born 11 May 1975) is a German

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coach and former player who is the manager of FC 08 Homburg. He played as a defensive midfielder.

Playing career

Schwarz was born in Göppingen. He played for

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...

between the 1995–96 season and 1997–98 season,

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. Domestically, the club was crowned German champion in 1909, and won the D ...

during the 1998–99 season, SpVgg Unterhaching between the 1999–2000 season and the 2001–02 season, and

1860 Munich , commonly known as TSV 1860 München (; lettered as ) or 1860 Munich, is a sports club based in Munich. The club's football team currently plays in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football. 1860 Munich was one of the founding members of ...

during the 2002–03 season and 2003–04 season. He returns to Karlsruhe and 1860 Munich. He also played for the

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. He finished his playing career at Bayern Munich II.

Coaching career

He was interim head coach for Bayern's reserve team from 23 March 2017 until the end of the season. He finished with a record of five wins and four draws in nine matches. He then managed the under-17 team of

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...

. On 2 April 2021, Bayern Munich announced that Schwarz and Martín Demichelis would replace

Holger Seitz Holger Seitz (born 9 October 1974) is a German football manager and former professional player who is the manager of Bayern Munich II. Early life Seitz was born in Simbach am Inn, West Germany on 9 October 1974. Playing career Seitz came thro ...

as Bayern's reserve team manager. Bayern also announced that Seitz's last match would be against

VfB Lübeck VfB Lübeck is a German association football club playing in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein in the country's north. In addition to its football side the 1,000 member sports club also has departments for badminton, women's gymnastics, handball, and ...

on 3 April 2021. On 13 October 2021, he was appointed as the new head coach of

Würzburger Kickers Würzburger Kickers is a German association football club playing in Würzburg, Bavaria. In pre-World War II football, the club competed briefly at the highest level in the Bezirksliga Bayern, and during the war, in the Gauliga Bayern. Post-war, ...

. He was sacked on 10 February 2022. He won one match, drew five matches and lost seven matches as head coach of Würzburger Kickers. In May 2023, it was announced that Schwarz would become new manager of FC 08 Homburg.

Career statistics

Club

Managerial record

:1.Bayern Munich stated Danny Schwarz is co-manager with Martin Demichelis.

Honours

Stuttgart * DFB-Pokal: 1996–97

References

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* German men's footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Germany men's B international footballers 1975 births Living people VfB Stuttgart players VfB Stuttgart II players Karlsruher SC players SpVgg Unterhaching players TSV 1860 Munich players FC Bayern Munich II players Men's association football midfielders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players FC Bayern Munich non-playing staff FC Bayern Munich II managers FC Würzburger Kickers managers 3. Liga managers German football managers Sportspeople from Göppingen Footballers from Stuttgart (region) West German men's footballers {{germany-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub