Frank Schmidt (footballer)

Frank Schmidt
Schmidt in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-01-03) 3 January 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Heidenheim, West Germany
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
1. FC Heidenheim (head coach)
Youth career
SC Giengen
TSC Giengen
SSV Ulm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 1. FC Nürnberg (A) 50 (10)
1992–1994 1. FC Nürnberg 0 (0)
1994–1996 TSV Vestenbergsgreuth 51 (10)
1996–1997 Greuther Fürth 5 (1)
1997 Wiener SC 13 (3)
1997–1998 First Vienna FC 28 (2)
1998–2003 Alemannia Aachen 101 (18)
2003 Waldhof Mannheim 8 (0)
2003–2007 1. FC Heidenheim 112 (22)
Total 368 (66)
International career
Germany U-20
Managerial career
2007– 1. FC Heidenheim
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Schmidt (born 3 January 1974) is a German football manager and former professional player. He has been the head coach of Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim since 2007. During his career he played as a defender.

On 17 September 2023, he became the longest-serving manager at a single club in German football history.[1]

  1. ^ "Heidenheim win first game as manager breaks record". BBC Sport. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.