List of Werder Bremen head coaches
Werder Bremen has had 19 managers since the beginning of the Bundesliga era in 1963. Otto Rehhagel served the longest term, being in office for fourteen years. Hans Tilkowski, Willi Multhaup, Rudi Assauer, and Otto Rehhagel served two terms each while Fritz Langner served three.
Bundesliga era
Coaching statistics
| Country | Head Coach | Competition | Matches Coached | Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % | Years Coached | Notes |
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Willi Multhaup | Bundesliga | 60 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 41.67% | 1963–65 | |
| DFB Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | ||||
| Europe | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Total | 62 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 40.32% | ||||
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Günther Brocker | Bundesliga | 1965–67 | ||||||
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Fritz Langner | Bundesliga | 1967–69 | ||||||
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Richard Ackerschott | Bundesliga | 4 | 1968–69 | Replacement for Fritz Langner in games 11, 12, 13, and 34 | ||||
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Fritz Rebell | Bundesliga | 1969–70 | ||||||
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Hans Tilkowski | Bundesliga | 1970 | ||||||
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Robert Gebhardt | Bundesliga | 1970–71 | ||||||
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Willi Multhaup | Bundesliga | 1971 | ||||||
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Sepp Piontek | Bundesliga | 1971–75 | ||||||
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Fritz Langner | Bundesliga | 2 | 1972 | Replacement for Sepp Piontek in games 31 and 32 | ||||
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Otto Rehhagel | Bundesliga | 1976 | ||||||
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Herbert Burdenski | Bundesliga | 1975–76 | ||||||
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Hans Tilkowski | Bundesliga | 1976–77 | ||||||
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Rudi Assauer | Bundesliga | 1977–78 | In cooperation with Fred Schulz | |||||
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Fred Schulz | Bundesliga | 1978 | In cooperation with Rudi Assauer | |||||
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Wolfgang Weber | Bundesliga | 1978–80 | ||||||
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Rudi Assauer | Bundesliga | 1980 | In cooperation with Fritz Langner | |||||
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Fritz Langner | Bundesliga | 1980 | In cooperation with Rudi Assauer | |||||
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Kuno Klötzer | Bundesliga | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 73.08% | 1980–81 | Otto Rehhagel took over as Manager on April 2. |
| DFB Cup | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60% | ||||
| Europe | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Total | 31 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 70.97% | ||||
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Otto Rehhagel | Bundesliga | 496 | 252 | 138 | 106 | 50.81% | 1981–95 | |
| DFB Cup | 59 | 42 | 7 | 10 | 71.19% | ||||
| Europe | 68 | 32 | 19 | 17 | 47.06% | ||||
| Total | 623 | 326 | 164 | 133 | 52.33% | ||||
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Aad de Mos | Bundesliga | 1995–96 | ||||||
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Hans-Jürgen Dörner | Bundesliga | 1996–97 | ||||||
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Wolfgang Sidka | Bundesliga | 37 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 40.54% | 1997–98 | |
| DFB Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | ||||
| Europe | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 72.73% | ||||
| Total | 52 | 25 | 9 | 17 | 48.08% | ||||
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Felix Magath | Bundesliga | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 25% | 1998–99 | |
| DFB Pokal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||||
| Europe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | ||||
| Total | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 32.14% | ||||
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Thomas Schaaf | Bundesliga | 479 | 223 | 106 | 150 | 46.56% | 1999–2013 | |
| DFB Cup | 53 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 71.7% | ||||
| Europe | 99 | 43 | 23 | 33 | 43.43% | ||||
| Total | 631 | 304 | 136 | 191 | 48.18% | ||||
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Robin Dutt | Bundesliga | 43 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 23.26% | 2013–2014 | |
| DFB Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | ||||
| Europe | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Total | 45 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 24.44% | ||||
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Viktor Skrypnyk | Bundesliga | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% | 2014–Present | |
| DFB Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||||
| Europe | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80% |
Trophies won statistics
| Country | Manager | Years Coached | Bundesliga | DFB Cup | European Champion Clubs' Cup |
UEFA Super Cup |
UEFA Cup/ UEFA Europa League |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
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Willi Multhaup | 1963–65 | 1 | 1 | |||||
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Günther Brocker | 1965–67 | |||||||
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Fritz Langner | 1967–69 | |||||||
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Richard Ackerschott | 1968–69 | |||||||
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Fritz Rebell | 1969–70 | |||||||
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Hans Tilkowski | 1970 | |||||||
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Robert Gebhardt | 1970–71 | |||||||
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Willi Multhaup | 1971 | |||||||
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Sepp Piontek | 1971–75 | |||||||
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Fritz Langner | 1972 | |||||||
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Otto Rehhagel | 1976 | |||||||
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Herbert Burdenski | 1975–76 | |||||||
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Hans Tilkowski | 1976–77 | |||||||
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Rudi Assauer | 1977–78 | |||||||
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Fred Schulz | 1978 | |||||||
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Wolfgang Weber | 1978–80 | |||||||
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Rudi Assauer | 1980 | |||||||
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Fritz Langner | 1980 | |||||||
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Kuno Klötzer | 1980–81 | |||||||
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Otto Rehhagel | 1981–95 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
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Aad de Mos | 1995–96 | |||||||
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Hans-Jürgen Dörner | 1996–97 | |||||||
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Wolfgang Sidka | 1997–98 | |||||||
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Felix Magath | 1998–99 | |||||||
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Thomas Schaaf | 1999–2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
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Robin Dutt | 2013–14 | |||||||
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Viktor Skrypnyk | 2014–Present |
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