The 42-year-old Spaniard, Carles Martínez, will be assisted by his compatriots Pol García and Sergi Runge as assistant coaches. Martínez most recently enjoyed a successful spell working alongside his long-time colleague García at FC Toulouse in France, among other clubs. Runge was promoted at Bayer 04 in autumn 2025 from U19 head coach to assistant coach of the first team. David Thiel remains goalkeeping coach; he has been with the club since 1994 and has worked with the Werkself’s keepers since 2012. Jan Conradi is the assistant goalkeeping coach.
Also continuing in their current roles are Marcel Daum (assistant coach for analysis) and Simon Lackmann (analyst), as well as Miguel Angel Campos (head of performance).
New additions to the coaching team are Samuel López as Head of Strength and Conditioning within the Performance department, and Igor Labaien as a personal coach. Labaien previously held this role at Spanish top-flight side Espanyol.
The coaching team also includes Markus Müller, Jonas Rath, Daniel Jouvin (all fitness coaches), Dr Malte Krüger (Head of Sports Science and Fitness) and Prisca Volmary (sports scientist).
Pre-season training at the BayArena tomorrow, Tuesday 14 July (from 11:00 CEST), starts with an open session. The club will also livestream the session free of charge on bayer04.de, the Bayer 04 app and YouTube.
With seven points, Mainz 05 are currently joint seventh, level on points with sixth-placed Bayer 04. In today’s head-to-head clash (kick-off: 15:30 CEST), the Werkself must be particularly wary of the clinical Mainz strike duo. For Leverkusen fans who have left it to the last minute, there are still a few tickets available from the matchday ticket office. Those following the Black and Reds from home, on the other hand, have a choice: RTL is broadcasting the match on free-to-air TV, and Werkself Radio is also offering the expert commentary of former Bayer 04 player Falko Götz. Today’s matchday news.
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Back from the international break: On Saturday 10 October (kick-off: 15:30 CEST), the Werkself are away to Mainz 05. Ahead of the clash at the MEWA ARENA against the side currently sixth in the table, head coach Carles Martínez spoke, amongst other things, about the team’s work during the extended international break. The Spaniard also commented, when asked, on a number of squad matters, including Ibrahim Maza.
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FSV Mainz 05 went into the international break on the back of an away win at Borussia Mönchengladbach. Currently sixth in the table, the Rheinhessen side – who have been impressive on the road – now aim to continue their good start to the Bundesliga campaign at home when they face the Werkself on Saturday, 10 October (kick-off: 15:30 CEST). In terms of squad selection, Urs Fischer once again has more options at his disposal. Up front, the Mainz coach is likely to continue relying on what is currently the league’s most successful strike partnership. The lowdown on our next opponents.
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Thomas Eichin has been working for Bayer 04 for six years – as Director of Professional Teams since July 2023 – and has contributed to the successful development of our club in many areas. Today, Friday 9 October, Freiburg-born Eichin is celebrating his 60th birthday. We wish him a very happy birthday.
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Together with his family, friends and close associates, Bayer 04 Leverkusen bid farewell to Peter Hermann. The club’s long-serving assistant manager passed away on 19 September following a serious illness. Today, Thursday 8 October, Bayer 04 held an event attended by around 200 invited guests to commemorate Peter Hermann’s legacy. Representatives from the DFB and the other professional clubs where Hermann worked paid their respects to him at the BayArena.
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