Sebastian Neumann (born 18 February 1991) is a German

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coach, official and a former defender. He is the sporting director and caretaker manager of

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Playing career

Neumann made his debut for Hertha's first team on 14 August 2010 in a

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match against

SC Pfullendorf SC Pfullendorf is a German sports club based in Pfullendorf, Baden-Württemberg. The 700-member club is best known for its football department, but also has departments for chess, table tennis and ice stock sport, a winter sport similar to cu ...

, and played his first league game on 22 October 2010 in a 2–0 home win over

SpVgg Greuther Fürth Spielvereinigung Greuther Fürth (), commonly known as Greuther Fürth (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. They play in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system, following r ...

. He signed for

VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis but is by far best known for its Association football, football section. The footba ...

in August 2012. He joined

VfR Aalen Verein für Rasenspiele 1921 Aalen e.V., known simply as VfR Aalen, is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg. The football team is part of a larger sports club which also offers its members gymnastics, tab ...

two years later. Neumann won his first

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for the German U-21 team on 11 October 2010 against

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. He moves to

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jer ...

for the 2018–19 season. On 2 January 2020, he retired due to injuries.

Coaching career

He was appointed as the interim manager of

on 4 October 2021 but was replaced by

Danny Schwarz Danny Schwarz (born 11 May 1975) is a German football coach and former player who was most recently the manager of FC 08 Homburg. He played as a defensive midfielder. Playing career Schwarz was born in Göppingen. He played for VfB Stuttgart b ...

nine days later. He was appointed as caretaker manager by

once again on 24 April 2025.

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Sebastian Neumann
at DFB.de * * 1991 births Living people Footballers from Berlin German men's footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Hertha BSC players Hertha BSC II players VfL Osnabrück players VfR Aalen players FC Würzburger Kickers players MSV Duisburg players German football managers FC Würzburger Kickers managers Regionalliga managers 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-defender-1990s-stub