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Horst Steffen
Steffen during an interview as SV Elversberg manager in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-03-03) 3 March 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth Meerbusch, West Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, defender
Team information
Current team
 SV Werder Bremen (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Bayer Uerdingen 90 (7)
1991–1993 Borussia Mönchengladbach 20 (0)
1993–1996 Bayer Uerdingen 96 (14)
1996–2003 MSV Duisburg 76 (2)
Total 282 (23)
International career
1988–1990 West Germany U21 10 (0)
Managerial career
2003–2006 SC Kapellen-Erft
2006–2008 MSV Duisburg II
2013–2015 Stuttgarter Kickers
2015–2016 Preußen Münster
2017–2018 Chemnitzer FC
2018–2025 SV Elversberg
2025– SV Werder Bremen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Horst Steffen (born 3 March 1969) is a German football coach and a former player. He is the currently manager of Bundesliga club SV Werder Bremen.

Club career

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Steffen began his youth career at Bayer Uerdingen in 1975 and was part of the U19 team that won the German championship in 1987. He made his professional debut for the club in 1988 and played 90 Bundesliga matches until 1991. In 1991, he joined Borussia Mönchengladbach, making 24 competitive appearances over two seasons and scoring once in the 1992–93 DFB-Pokal. After limited opportunities under coach Bernd Krauss, he returned to Uerdingen in 1993, where he played for three more years. In 1996, Steffen moved to MSV Duisburg, where he spent three seasons in the Bundesliga (36 matches) and three in the 2. Bundesliga (40 matches).[1]

International career

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Steffen made ten appearances for the West Germany U21.[2]

Managerial career

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Early career

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Steffen coached SC Kapellen-Erft, leading them to promotion to the Oberliga Niederrhein in the 2003–04 season. He later worked with the U23 and U19 teams at MSV Duisburg, and with Borussia Mönchengladbach's U17 and U19 teams.

Stuttgarter Kickers

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On 30 September 2013, he became head coach of 3. Liga side Stuttgarter Kickers.[3] His contract, initially set to run until 2015, was extended but terminated in November 2015 following poor results.[4]

Preußen Münster and Chemnitzer FC

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Steffen was appointed head coach of SC Preußen Münster in December 2015 but was dismissed in October 2016.[5] He later joined Chemnitzer FC for the 2017–18 season,[6] but was released in January 2018.

SV Elversberg

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On 29 October 2018, Steffen took over SV Elversberg in the Regionalliga Südwest.[7] He led the club to promotion to the 3. Liga in 2021–22 and then to the 2. Bundesliga in 2022–23. Under his guidance, the team finished 11th in their debut second-division season and 3rd in the following campaign, narrowly missing out on Bundesliga promotion after losing the play-offs against 1. FC Heidenheim.[8]

Werder Bremen

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On 29 May 2025, Steffen became the head coach of Bundesliga club SV Werder Bremen, signing a contract until 2028.[9][10]

Managerial statistics

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As of 26 May 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L Win %
MSV Duisburg II 1 July 2006 30 June 2008 68 30 12 26 044.12 [11]
Stuttgarter Kickers 29 September 2013 4 November 2015 89 38 24 27 042.70 [12]
Preußen Münster 24 December 2015 4 October 2016 28 8 5 15 028.57 [13]
Chemnitzer FC 1 July 2017 2 January 2018 23 5 4 14 021.74 [14]
SV Elversberg 29 October 2018 29 May 2025 256 148 53 55 057.81 [15]
Werder Bremen 29 May 2025 Present 0 0 0 0 !—
Total 464 229 98 137 049.35 —

Honours

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Player

Borussia Mönchengladbach

MSV Duisburg

Manager

SV Elversberg

References

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  1. ^ "Mittelfeldspieler Horst Steffen" (in German). KFC Uerdingen 05. 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Horst Steffen: Who is Werder Bremen's new head coach?". Bundesliga. 30 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Horst Steffen neuer Kickers-Cheftrainer – Ehemaliger Bundesliga-Profi kommt aus Mönchengladbach" (in German). Stuttgarter Kickers. 30 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Trainertausch in Stuttgart: Stipic kommt für Steffen" (in German). Kicker. 4 November 2015.
  5. ^ Ahlers, Jan (5 October 2016). "Horst Steffen und Preußen Münster: Nur enttäuschte Hoffnungen" (in German). westline.de.
  6. ^ "„Ich hatte gleich ein Gefühl von Heimat!" – Horst Steffen wird neuer Trainer bei unseren Himmelblauen" (in German). Chemnitzer FC. 14 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Horst Steffen beendet seine Trainer-Zeit bei der SVE im siebten Jahr" (in German). SV Elversberg. 29 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Horst Steffen ist eine Trainer-Kultfigur der besonderen Art" (in German). Bundesliga. 29 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Horst Steffen wird neuer Trainer bei Werder Bremen" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. 29 May 2025.
  10. ^ Plettenberg, Florian (29 May 2025). "Offiziell – Horst Steffen neuer Trainer von Werder Bremen" (in German). Sky Sport.
  11. ^ "MSV Duisburg II: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Stuttgarter Kickers: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  13. ^ "SC Preußen Münster: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Chemnitzer FC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  15. ^ "SV Elversberg: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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