{{Short description|German footballer (born 1983)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{EngvarB|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Christian Schulz | image = Schulz, Christian H96 13-14 (2).JPG | caption = Schulz playing for Hannover in 2013 | height = 1.85 m | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|4|1|df=y}} | birth_place = Bassum, West Germany | currentclub = | position = Centre-back, left-back | youthyears1 = 1989–1995 | youthclubs1 = TSV Bassum | youthyears2 = 1995–2001 | youthclubs2 = Werder Bremen | years1 = 2001–2005 | clubs1 = Werder Bremen II | caps1 = 43 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2002–2007 | clubs2 = Werder Bremen | caps2 = 103 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2007–2016 | clubs3 = Hannover 96 | caps3 = 255 | goals3 = 19 | years4 = 2016–2018 | clubs4 = Sturm Graz | caps4 = 44 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2019–2021 | clubs5 = Hannover 96 II | caps5 = 43 | goals5 = 3 | totalcaps = 488 | totalgoals = 32 | nationalyears1 = 2004–2010 | nationalteam1 = Germany | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2025 | managerclubs1 = Hannover 96 (interim) }} '''Christian Schulz''' (born 1 April 1983) is a German former professional footballer and current manager who played as a centre-back or left-back.
== Club career == Schulz joined Werder Bremen in 1995 at the age of twelve and stepped up to the reserve side, playing in the Regionalliga Nord in 2001–02. He made his Bundesliga debut on 15 February 2003 as a substitute against 1. FC Nürnberg. When Ümit Davala was injured, Schulz stepped in and made the left-back position his own. With Bremen he won the 2004 German football championship.
Although he had previously stated that he did not want to leave Bremen, he moved to Hannover 96 on 30 August 2007. After nine years with Hannover, he joined SK Sturm Graz. With Graz he won the 2017–18 Austrian Cup.<ref name="Soccerway_cup" />
Schulz retired at the end of the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wirth |first1=Ariana |title=Christian Schulz hört auf – und glaubt an Werders Klassenerhalt |url=https://www.butenunbinnen.de/videos/karriereende-christian-schulz-schulle-100.html |website=Buten und Binnen |publisher=Radio Bremen |access-date=25 May 2021 |language=de |date=19 May 2021 |archive-date=25 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525112132/https://www.butenunbinnen.de/videos/karriereende-christian-schulz-schulle-100.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Overall he played more than 400 matches in the German and Austrian top-flight respectively.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/dui-cschulzdata.html | title = Christian Schulz - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 2 September 2021 | accessdate = 3 September 2021 | publisher = RSSSF.com}}</ref>
==International career== Schulz earned four caps for the Germany national team, making his international debut on 16 December 2004 in a 3–0 friendly win over Japan. <ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/dui-cschulz-intl.html | title = Christian Schulz - International Appearances | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 2 September 2021 | accessdate = 3 September 2021 | publisher = RSSSF.com}}</ref> He was part of the DFB squad of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup on home soil but didn't take part in the tournament because of an injury.
==Managerial career== Ahead of the 2023–24 season, Schulz was hired to coach the under-17 team of Hannover 96.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hannover96.de/newscenter/news/details/31946-neuer-u17-trainer-ist-ein-alter-bekannter-christian-schulz-kehrt-in-die-96-akademie-zurueck.html |title=Christian Schulz kehrt in die 96-Akademie zurück |website=hannover96.de |publisher=Hannover 96 |date=23 May 2023 |access-date=23 April 2025 |language=de}}</ref> On 23 April 2025, he was named interim coach for the club's first team together with Lars Barlemann and Dirk Lottner until the end of the 2024–25 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hannover96.de/newscenter/news/details/35236-interimsloesung-bis-saisonende-hannover-96-und-andre-breitenreiter-beenden-zusammenarbeit-mit-sofortiger-wirkung.html |title=Hannover 96 und André Breitenreiter beenden Zusammenarbeit mit sofortiger Wirkung |website=hannover96.de |publisher=Hannover 96 |date=23 April 2025 |access-date=23 April 2025 |language=de}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes German Cup and Austrian Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.}} !colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Includes German League Cup.}} !colspan="2"|Total !rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|Werder Bremen II |2001–02 |rowspan="4"|Regionalliga Nord |19||2||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||3 |<ref name="Christian Schulz » Club matches">{{cite web|title=Christian Schulz » Club matches|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe14548/christian-schulz/club-matches/|publisher=World Football|access-date=21 December 2015}}</ref> |- |2002–03 |13||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||0 |<ref name="Christian Schulz » Club matches"/> |- |2003–04 |7||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |<ref name="Christian Schulz » Club matches"/> |- |2004–05 |4||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||1 |<ref name="Christian Schulz » Club matches"/> |- !colspan="2"|Total !43!!3!!3!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!46!!4!!— |- |rowspan="7"|Werder Bremen |2002–03 |rowspan="6"|Bundesliga |11||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||12||0 |<ref name="Christian Schulz » Club matches"/> |- |2003–04 |17||0||3||0||0{{efn|name=uic|Werder Bremen qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup. However, Schulz did not appear in any matches.}}||0{{efn|name=uic}}||colspan="2"|—||20||0 |<ref name="Christian Schulz » Club matches"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Christian Schulz|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2003/26794/vereinsspieler_christian-schulz.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823144022/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2003/26794/vereinsspieler_christian-schulz.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 August 2012|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=21 December 2015|language=de}}</ref> |- |2004–05 |23||2||1||0||3||0||0||0||27||2 |<ref name="Christian Schulz » Club matches"/> |- |2005–06 |30||0||2||0||10||1||2||0||44||1 |<ref name="Christian Schulz » Club matches"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Christian Schulz|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2005-06/26794/vereinsspieler_christian-schulz.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090730201432/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2005-06/26794/vereinsspieler_christian-schulz.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 July 2009|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=21 December 2015|language=de}}</ref> |- |2006–07 |19||2||1||0||8||0||2||0||30||2 |<ref name="Christian Schulz » Club matches"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Christian Schulz|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2006-07/26794/vereinsspieler_christian-schulz.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090730182227/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2006-07/26794/vereinsspieler_christian-schulz.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 July 2009|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=21 December 2015|language=de}}</ref> |- |2007–08 |3||0||1||0||2||0||1||0||7||0 |<ref name="Christian Schulz » Club matches"/> |- !colspan="2"|Total !103!!4!!9!!0!!23!!1!!5!!0!!140!!5!!— |- |rowspan="10"|Hannover 96 |2007–08 |rowspan="9"|Bundesliga |29||4||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||4 |<ref name="Christian Schulz » Club matches"/> |- |2008–09 |31||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||3 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Christian Schulz|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2008-09/26794/vereinsspieler_christian-schulz.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090730182325/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2008-09/26794/vereinsspieler_christian-schulz.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 July 2009|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=21 December 2015|language=de}}</ref> |- |2009–10 |33||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||2 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Christian Schulz|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2009-10/26794/vereinsspieler_christian-schulz.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090927120207/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2009-10/26794/vereinsspieler_christian-schulz.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 September 2009|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=21 December 2015|language=de}}</ref> |- |2010–11 |33||4||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||4 |<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2010-11/hannover-96-58/26794/spieler_christian-schulz.html|archive-url = https://archive.today/20120804170722/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2010-11/hannover-96-58/26794/spieler_christian-schulz.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 4 August 2012|title = Schulz, Christian|language = de|publisher = Kicker|access-date = 23 January 2011}}</ref> |- |2011–12 |27||1||2||0||10||0||colspan="2"|—||39||1 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Christian Schulz|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2011-12/26794/vereinsspieler_christian-schulz.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808234038/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2011-12/26794/vereinsspieler_christian-schulz.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 August 2012|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=21 December 2015|language=de}}</ref> |- |2012–13 |19||1||1||0||8||0||colspan="2"|—||28||1 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Christian Schulz|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2012-13/26794/vereinsspieler_christian-schulz.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114031310/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2012-13/26794/vereinsspieler_christian-schulz.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 November 2012|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=21 December 2015|language=de}}</ref> |- |2013–14 |27||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||1 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Christian Schulz|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2013-14/26794/vereinsspieler_christian-schulz.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203044229/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2013-14/26794/vereinsspieler_christian-schulz.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2014|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=21 December 2015|language=de}}</ref> |- |2014–15 |31||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||1 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Christian Schulz|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2014-15/26794/vereinsspieler_christian-schulz.html|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=21 December 2015|language=de}}</ref> |- |2015–16 |25||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||0 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Christian Schulz|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2015-16/26794/vereinsspieler_christian-schulz.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304231820/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2015-16/26794/vereinsspieler_christian-schulz.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2016|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=21 December 2015|language=de}}</ref> |- !colspan="2"|Total !255!!19!!12!!0!!18!!0!!0!!0!!285!!19!!— |- |rowspan="3"|Sturm Graz |2016–17 |rowspan="2"|Austrian Bundesliga |30||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||3 |<ref name="Christian Schulz » Club matches"/> |- |2017–18 |14||0||5||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||20||0 |<ref name="Christian Schulz » Club matches"/> |- !colspan="2"|Total !44!!3!!5!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!50!!3!!— |- |rowspan="4"|Hannover 96 II |2018–19 |rowspan="3"|Regionalliga Nord |28||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||1 |<ref name="Christian Schulz » Club matches"/> |- |2019–20 |11||2||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|—||11||2 |<ref name="Christian Schulz » Club matches"/> |- |2020–21 |4||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |<ref name="Christian Schulz » Club matches"/> |- !colspan="2"|Total !43!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!43!!3!!– |- !colspan="3"|Career total !488!!32!!29!!1!!42||1!!5!!0!!564!!34!!— |}
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===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="nft">{{NFT|5019}}</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Germany |2004||2||0 |- |2005||1||0 |- |2010||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total||4||0 |}
==Honours== '''Werder Bremen''' * Bundesliga: 2003–04, runner-up 2005–06 * DFB-Pokal: 2003–04 * DFB-Ligapokal: 2006, runner-up 2004
'''Sturm Graz''' * Austrian Cup: 2017–18<ref name="Soccerway_cup">{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/05/09/austria/ofb-stiegl-cup/sk-puntigamer-sturm-graz/fc-red-bull-salzburg/2703899/?ICID=PL_MS_01 | title = Sturm Graz vs. Salzburg 1 - 0 | website = Soccerway | date = 9 May 2018 | access-date = 14 May 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.skysportaustria.at/oefb-cup/sturm-gewinnt-zum-fuenften-mal-oefb-cup/ | title = Sturm gewinnt zum fünften Mal ÖFB-Cup | language = de | website = Sky Sport | date = 9 May 2018 | access-date = 14 May 2018}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|http://www.christian-schulz.com}} {{in lang|de}} * {{Fussballdaten|schulzchristian|Christian Schulz}}
{{Germany Squad 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup}} {{Hannover 96 managers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schulz, Christian}} Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:People from Diepholz (district) Category:Footballers from Lower Saxony Category:German men's footballers Category:Germany men's international footballers Category:SV Werder Bremen players Category:SV Werder Bremen II players Category:Germany men's under-21 international footballers Category:Germany men's youth international footballers Category:Bundesliga players Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players Category:Hannover 96 players Category:SK Sturm Graz players Category:Regionalliga players Category:2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:Men's association football central defenders Category:German expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Category:German expatriate sportspeople in Austria Category:21st-century German sportsmen Category:German football managers Category:2. Bundesliga managers Category:Hannover 96 managers