 Schuppan playing forDresden in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1986-07-18)18 July 1986 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Lauchhammer,East Germany | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–2002 | Glückauf Brieske-Senftenberg | ||
| 2002–2004 | Energie Cottbus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Energie Cottbus II | 66 | (20) |
| 2004–2008 | Energie Cottbus | 27 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | SC Paderborn | 14 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Dynamo Dresden | 106 | (8) |
| 2014–2017 | Arminia Bielefeld | 92 | (8) |
| 2017–2020 | Würzburger Kickers | 104 | (13) |
| Total | 409 | (49) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021 | Würzburger Kickers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sebastian Schuppan (born 18 July 1986) is a German former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder.[1] He serves as thesporting director ofWürzburger Kickers.
Schuppan grew up inHohenbocka,Oberspreewald-Lausitz.[2] He started his football career at the age of six withFSV Glückauf Brieske-Senftenberg and at the age of 15 moved to the youth academy of the local professional club,Energie Cottbus.[3] There, he progressed through the youth system before making his first-team debut in the2. Bundesliga in the2004–05 season. Playing as aleft midfielder, Schuppan was part of the team that reached promotion to theBundesliga the following year.[4][5]
Schuppan, who had a contract with Energie Cottbus until 2008, failed to gain fitness at the start of the Bundesliga season after suffering an injury and thus only played for the second team in theRegionalliga in the 2007–08 season. He then left the club and joined newly relegatedSC Paderborn in the3. Liga,[6] with whom he achieved promotion back into the 2. Bundesliga in his first season.[4][7] After the end of the 2009–10 season, his contract in Paderborn was not extended.[8] Schuppan then signed forDynamo Dresden of the 3. Liga ahead of the 2010–11 season,[citation needed] and also achieved promotion to the 2. Bundesliga with them.[4]
After relegation from the second division in 2014, Schuppan moved toArminia Bielefeld in the third division.[9] With theBielefeld team, he won promotion to the 2. Bundesliga in his first season, the third time this happened in his career.[4] His contract, which ended in 2017, was not renewed. Schuppan then joinedWürzburger Kickers, with whom he signed a contract until 2019. For the 2018–19 season, Schuppan also becameteam captain of theWürzburg team and he extended his contract in January 2019 to 30 June 2020 – with the option of an additional season.[10] With the Kickers, he achieved his fourth promotion to the 2. Bundesliga with a fourth club in the 2019–20 season. By scoring a goal on apenalty kick in stoppage time to equalise 2–2 againstHallescher FC on the last day of the season, he ultimately won promotion for his club.[4]
After leading Würzburger Kickers to the 2. Bundesliga, Schuppan announced his decision to retire from football.[11]
On 17 November 2020, Schuppan took over the newly created position ofsporting director at theWürzburger Kickers, reporting directly to chairman of the board, Daniel Sauer.[12] He was announced as the new head coach of Würzburg on 2 April 2021 for the remainder of the season.[13]
Energie Cottbus
SC Paderborn
Dynamo Dresden
Arminia Bielefeld
Würzburger Kickers
2009: Third in 3. Liga – promoted to second tier
