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Coaches

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Goalkeeping coach (assistance)

Miguel Angel Campos

Head of Performance

Samuel López

Head of Strength and Conditioning

Head of sports science and fitness

Prisca Volmary

Sports scientist

Staff

Hans-Peter Lehnhoff

Team liaison manager

Dr. Karl-Heinrich Dittmar

Dr. Philipp Ehrenstein

Club doctor

Sven Elsinger

Head of physiotherapy and rehabilitation

Head of support staff

Sports Nutritionist (External)

Werkstatt

Carsten Rademacher

Head of department

Hans-Jörg Schneider

Physiotherapist

Gregor Stumpf

Rehabilitation trainer

Florian Cordes

Physiotherapist

Vladislav Kats

Rehabilitation trainer

Philipp Karcher

Physiotherapist/ Rehabilitation trainer

Ahura Bassimtabar

Physiotherapist

Tim Hielscher

Physiotherapist, Osteopath and Sports Scientist

Nematollah Beigizadeh

Physiotherapist

Sabine Christmann-Schaaf

Administrative management and medical assistant

Kitchen

Alexander Wagner

Marius Kiepert

Claudia Ruchatz

Marcel Czmok

Hüsniye Süslü

Jutta Baer

Heike Urban

News

Werkself-TV - 28.10.2026

TV highlights of 5-2 win against Nürnberg

Werkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 5-2 win against 1. FC Nürnberg in the second round of the DFB-Pokal 2026/27...

DFB-Pokal - 28.10.2026

Werkself come from behind to beat Nürnberg 5-2 in DFB Pokal

Bayer 04 came from 2-0 down to beat Nürnberg 5-2 in the second round of the 2026/27 DFB Pokal on Wednesday night. Edmond Tapsoba’s double either side of half-time sparked the turnaround, before Patrik Schick, Jonas Hofmann and Lucas Vázquez ensured progress to the last 16 for the 2024 cup winners.

DFB-Pokal - 28.10.2026

Matchday News: Take strong home form into cup

The Werkself have reached at least the semi-finals of the DFB Pokal in each of the last three years. The Black-and-Reds would like to make it to the final four of the competition again this season, but to do that they'll need to overcome 1. FC Nürnberg in round two, who travel to the BayArena with momentum following a successful league campaign so far. However, Bayer have a 100 percent record at home in all competitions this season - and have also won six of their last seven home matches in the Pokal. The Matchday News.

Die PK vor dem Pokal-Heimspiel gegen Nürnberg | 2. Runde DFB-Pokal

Werkself-TV - 27.10.2026

Martínez ahead of #B04FCN: ‘Let’s achieve our goal together with the fans’

Back at home in the second round of the 2026/27 DFB Pokal, Bayer 04 host FC Nürnberg at the BayArena. The match against the current second-placed side in Bundesliga 2 is on Wednesday 28 October at 20:45 CET. Ahead of the game, head coach Carles Martínez spoke, amongst other things, about his anticipation of the clash in front of a home crowd. The Spaniard also commented on a number of personnel matters, including Ibrahim Maza and Montrell Culbreath, plus the visitors’ coach, Miroslav Klose.

DFB-Pokal - 27.10.2026

Our next opponents: A formidable force even without their top goalscorer

Now in their third season under head coach Miroslav Klose, FC Nürnberg are among the promotion contenders in Bundesliga 2. On Wednesday 28 October (kick-off: 20:45 CET), the team currently second in the table are away to Bayer 04 in the second round of the DFB Pokal. The lowdown on our next opponents.

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Videos

Werkself-TV - 28.10.2026

TV highlights of 5-2 win against Nürnberg

Werkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 5-2 win against 1. FC Nürnberg in the second round of the DFB-Pokal 2026/27...

Werkself-TV - 27.10.2026

Martínez ahead of #B04FCN: ‘Let’s achieve our goal together with the fans’

Werkself-TV - 25.10.2026

TV highlights of 0-3 loss at TSG Hoffenheim

Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 0-3 loss at TSG Hoffenheim on Matchday 7 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season...

Werkself-TV - 22.10.2026

Highlights of 2-0 win at OFI Crete

Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 2-0 win at OFI Crete on Matchday 3 of the 2026/27 Europa League season...

Jarell Quansah im Interview vor dem UEL-Auswärtsspiel bei OFI Kreta | UEL, 3. Spieltag

Werkself-TV - 21.10.2026

Quansah interview ahead of UEL match at OFI Crete

Ahead of Bayer 04's Europa League match away to OFI Crete in Greece, defender Jarell Quansah spoke to Werkself-TV...

Werkself TV

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Friendly #SFBB04

18.07.2026

Saturday

13:30 CET

SF Baumberg

0 : 7 0 : 3

Bayer 04

Final score

		W	D	L	Go.		G. Dif. PTS
1	FC Bayern	5	2	0	25 : 6	CL	7 +19 17
2	Borussia Dortmund	5	2	0	12 : 4	CL	7 +8 17
3	SC Freiburg	4	1	2	16 : 9	CL	7 +7 13
4	Bayer 04	4	1	2	16 : 12	CL	7 +4 13
5	SV Elversberg	4	1	3	16 : 16	EL	8 0 13
6	RB Leipzig	4	0	3	20 : 11	ECL	7 +9 12
7	Werder Bremen	3	3	1	15 : 14		7 +1 12
8	Mainz 05	3	1	4	17 : 17		8 0 10
9	FC Augsburg	2	3	2	17 : 13		7 +4 9
10	TSG Hoffenheim	3	0	4	14 : 14		7 0 9
11	Hamburger SV	3	0	4	6 : 16		7 -10 9
12	1. FC Köln	2	2	3	8 : 11		7 -3 8
13	SC Paderborn	2	2	3	6 : 9		7 -3 8
14	Frankfurt	2	2	3	10 : 17		7 -7 8
15	VfB Stuttgart	2	0	5	10 : 13		7 -3 6
16	Schalke 04	1	3	3	4 : 7	REL	7 -3 6
17	Union Berlin	1	3	3	6 : 18	AB	7 -12 6
18	M´gladbach	1	0	6	11 : 22	AB	7 -11 3

Friendly #SFBB04 18.07.2026, 13:30 CET	0 : 7	Friendly
Friendly #OFCB04 25.07.2026, 13:00 CET	1 : 3	Friendly
Friendly #B04GEN 29.07.2026, 13:00 CET	4 : 0	Friendly
Friendly #B04RWE 01.08.2026, 09:00 CET	3 : 0	Friendly
Friendly #B04SEV 08.08.2026, 13:30 CET	2 : 1	Friendly
Friendly #NFOB04 12.08.2026, 18:45 CET	2 : 1	Friendly
Friendly #NEWB04 15.08.2026, 14:00 CET	1 : 2	Friendly
1st round 22.08.2026, 11:00 CET	0 : 4	1st round
1st matchday 29.08.2026, 13:30 CET	3 : 2	1st matchday
2nd matchday 05.09.2026, 13:30 CET	4 : 0	2nd matchday
3rd matchday 12.09.2026, 13:30 CET	2 : 2	3rd matchday
1st matchday 16.09.2026, 19:00 CET	2 : 0	1st matchday
4th matchday 20.09.2026, 13:30 CET	2 : 0	4th matchday
5th matchday 10.10.2026, 13:30 CET	3 : 4	5th matchday
2nd matchday 15.10.2026, 16:45 CET	0 : 4	2nd matchday
6th matchday 18.10.2026, 13:30 CET	2 : 1	6th matchday
3rd matchday 22.10.2026, 16:45 CET	0 : 2	3rd matchday
7th matchday 25.10.2026, 14:30 CET	3 : 0	7th matchday
2nd round 28.10.2026, 19:45 CET	5 : 2	2nd round
8th matchday 31.10.2026, 14:30 CET	- : -	8th matchday
4th matchday 05.11.2026, 20:00 CET	- : -	4th matchday
9th matchday 08.11.2026, 14:30 CET	- : -	9th matchday
10th matchday 21.11.2026, 14:30 CET	- : -	10th matchday
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8th matchday 28.01.2027, 20:00 CET	- : -	8th matchday
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34th matchday 22.05.2027, 13:30 CET	- : -	34th matchday

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TV highlights of 5-2 win against Nürnberg

Werkself come from behind to beat Nürnberg 5-2 in DFB Pokal

Matchday News: Take strong home form into cup

Martínez ahead of #B04FCN: ‘Let’s achieve our goal together with the fans’

Our next opponents: A formidable force even without their top goalscorer

Videos

TV highlights of 5-2 win against Nürnberg

Martínez ahead of #B04FCN: ‘Let’s achieve our goal together with the fans’

TV highlights of 0-3 loss at TSG Hoffenheim

Highlights of 2-0 win at OFI Crete

Quansah interview ahead of UEL match at OFI Crete

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