✍️ Jens Schuster named new assistant coach
The 49-year-old spent 20 years in various roles at the TSG Hoffenheim youth academy, much of that time as an assistant to new boss Marcel Rapp. From November 2025 he worked as a scout for Holstein Kiel.
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By the way, Peter Nemeth's staying! 🤎🤍
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💬 Marcel #Rapp on academy players: "If the lads are good enough, they'll get playing time. If they aren't, they won't. Our aim should be to help them make the step up."
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💬 Marcel #Rapp on the start of training: "It’s about fine-tuning the squad and making contact with the coaching staff and players. I’m getting ready for that."
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💬 Marcel #Rapp on the tactical approach: "You have to look at the players you have. We’ll defend from a solid base and go out to win the ball. We want to get forward as simply as possible and score goals as simply as possible."
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💬 Andreas #Bornemann on the new coach: "Marcel is a genuine expert. He's the right man for the assignments ahead. It's an advantage that he's based in the north of the country with his family."
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💬 Marcel #Rapp on his new home town of Hamburg: "My family will stay in Kiel and I'll get a flat here. There's so much to discover in Hamburg and I'm really looking forward to it."
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The first press conference with our new head coach took place at the Millerntor on Monday morning.
Here's the pick of what Marcel #Rapp and director of sport Andreas #Bornemann had to say.⤵️
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💬 Andreas #Bornemann on the rumours linking Hauke #Wahl with a move: "It makes no sense to give an update yet. We’re getting deeper into the planning with Marcel now and there’s still some time to go until the transfer window closes. The World Cup is coming up and a lot can happen."
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