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Coaches/staff

Coaches

Sergi Runge

Assistant Coach

Assistant coach analysis

Simon Lackmann

First-team analyst

Dr. Malte Krüger

Head of sports science and fitness

Prisca Volmary

Sports scientist

Staff

Hans-Peter Lehnhoff

Team liaison manager

Dr. Karl-Heinrich Dittmar

Head team doctor

Dr. Philipp Ehrenstein

Team doctor

Dr. Stefan Porten

Team doctor

Sven Elsinger

Head of physiotherapy and rehabilitation

Ill-Han Yu

Head physiotherapist

Florian Kroder

Physiotherapist

Jonas Schmitt

Physiotherapist

David Jann

Physiotherapist

Stephan Hartner

Physiotherapist

Christian Beckers

Head of support staff

Martin Kowatzki

Support staff

Markus Irmer

Support staff

Lena Kadlec

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

News

Bayer 04 besucht die Kinderstation des Klinikums Leverkusen

Werkself-TV - 22.12.2025

Werkself bring festive cheer to Leverkusen hospital

The Werkself rang in the Black and Red festive season with an emotional visit to Klinikum Leverkusen. Kristin Kögel, Melissa Friedrich and Louisa Remien from the Bayer 04 Women's team and Jonas Hofmann, Janis Blaswich and Niklas Lomb from the first team visited the young patients on the children's ward and, for the first time, on the ‘Zeitinsel’ children's palliative care unit. They brought a host of lovingly wrapped presents ensuring a big surprise for young and old alike.

Bayer 04 - 22.12.2025

AFCON blog: Morocco with Ben Seghir kick off with a win - trio start on Christmas Eve

Four Bayer 04 players are in action at the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations being played in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January 2026: Eliesse Ben Seghir for the hosts, Edmond Tapsoba with Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Maza for Algeria and Christian Kofane with Cameroon. Updates on the AFCON matches involving Werkself players...

Bundesliga - 21.12.2025

Werkself Review #RBLB04: Three vital points and feel-good stories to finish year

The media wanted to know if Malik Tillman had thought back in September and the team’s indifferent start to the season that they would go into the winter break in third place with 29 points from 15 games. His answer was short and clear: “Honestly, yes, because I simply believe in this team.” That team had just won 3-1 at RB Leipzig, who hadn’t dropped a single point at home previously this season. Here’s all the round-up from the game in our Werkself Review.

Bayer 04 - 20.12.2025

Bayer 04’s new year schedule: Open training session on 4 January

Bayer 04 rounded off 2025 with an excellent 3-1 win away at RB Leipzig and now head off on their holidays for the two-week winter break. The players and coaches will be back in Leverkusen to resume training early in January. Here’s an overview of what’s planned going into 2026.

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Videos

Werkself-TV - 22.12.2025

Werkself bring festive cheer to Leverkusen hospital

Werkself win 3-1 in Leipzig to go into break in third place | 15th matchday

Werkself-TV - 20.12.2025

TV highlights of 3-1 win at RB Leipzig

Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 3-1 win at RB Leipzig Matchday 15 of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season...

Die PK vor dem Auswärtsspiel bei RB Leipzig | 15. Spieltag

Werkself-TV - 19.12.2025

Hjulmand ahead of #RBLB04: ‘Fifty-fifty game’ away to strong Leipzig team

Bayer 04, currently fourth in the table, end the year with a top match away to second-placed RB Leipzig on Saturday, 20 December (kick-off: 18:30 CET). Head coach Kasper Hjulmand spoke ahead of the game about the importance of this fixture and an unusual but welcome week of training. The Dane also provided a squad update.

Terrier wonder goal paves way to 2-0 derby victory | 14th matchday

Werkself-TV - 13.12.2025

TV highlights of 2-0 win against 1. FC Köln

Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 2-0 win against 1. FC Köln on Matchday 14 of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season...

LIVE ab 13.30 Uhr | Die PK vor dem Derby gegen den 1. FC Köln | 14. Spieltag

Werkself-TV - 12.12.2025

Hjulmand ahead of #B04KOE: 'Not just a derby – also important for the table'

The final home fixture of the year is a special one as Bayer 04 host 1. FC Köln on Saturday 13 December (kick-off 18:30 CET). Coach Kasper Hjulmand started his press conference by explaining his absence from the 2-2 draw against Newcastle United in the Champions League on Wednesday, before turning his full focus to the league derby at the BayArena and its significance for the table.