Official! Roger Schmidt is Jurgen Klopp's replacement | OneFootball

Roger Schmidt already has a new challenge in his career. The former Benfica manager was announced this Friday as Red Bull’s new global head of football, succeeding Jurgen Klopp, who left the role to take charge of the Germany national team.

The 59-year-old German coach thus returns to the Austrian multinational’s structure, where he had already worked between 2012 and 2014 as Red Bull Salzburg’s manager, and will begin his duties on October 1 under a long-term contract. Speaking to Red Bull’s official media, Schmidt expressed his enthusiasm about returning.

"I am truly excited about this new challenge and proud to return to the Red Bull family. Red Bull’s global football structure is truly unique, ambitious, and built on a clearly defined philosophy of developing young talent, combined with the ambition to compete and win at the highest level," he said.

"I am looking forward to starting work in October, meeting the people who are part of our clubs, and collaborating with the whole team to contribute to the continued development of this project. The foundations are extremely solid, the potential is enormous and I am highly motivated to help write the next chapter in Red Bull football’s success story," he added.

After leaving Benfica, Roger Schmidt had been serving since October 2025 as global football advisor to the Japanese League. Now, he takes charge of the sporting strategy for Red Bull’s football clubs, becoming responsible for coordinating projects such as Red Bull Salzburg, RB Leipzig, Red Bull Bragantino, and the New York Red Bulls.

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