Women: Bayer 04 agree contract extension with sporting director Achim Feifel

"We're very happy with the development in the women's department, and that is of course largely thanks to Achim," said director of professional teams Thomas Eichin, who is also responsible for the Bayer 04 Women: "The collaboration with Linda Schöttler is excellent and continuity is very important to us. That's why this extension is only logical. We want to continue on our path in this configuration in the coming years."

"The contract extension sends a strong signal for stability in women's football at Bayer 04. As sporting director, Achim has made a significant contribution to the structural and sporting development of our department in recent years," said Linda Schöttler, manager of women's football at Bayer 04: "We want to continue our joint efforts successfully and achieve our ambitious goals in the medium and long term."

"I really appreciate the cooperation and the trust in my work and look forward to continuing our time together. It's terrific to continue being part of a successful team," said Feifel: "We want to stay true to ourselves and continue to play a good and ambitious role in the Bundesliga in the future by developing young, talented players, among other things."

The football coach (UEFA Pro Level) and qualified sports instructor from Schwäbisch Gmünd first came into contact with women's football in 2003 as assistant coach of the Germany U23 side. Feifel then took charge of the Women’s team at Hamburg SV in 2005 and also later worked there in various roles in the youth set-up. In between these roles, he had spells at Russian Champions League participants FC Rossiyanka and 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam. In the summer of 2019, Feifel took over as coach of Bayer 04 Women and led the team to the DFB Cup semi-finals twice in three years. At the start of the 2022/23 season, he took over the newly created position of Women's sporting director.