Coach World Ranking · Managers · Longest-serving · Bundesliga

Longest-Serving Bundesliga Managers 2026/27

Every club's manager, longest in the job first · world rank from Week 46, 2026

Sebastian Hoeneß has managed VfB Stuttgart since April 2023: 3 years and 166 matches, the longest of the 18 Bundesliga managers. The newest is Aaron Danks at FC Bayern München, since 25 October 2026.

Longest in the job

18 managers · longest first

# Manager Club Since Matches World rank

1 Sebastian Hoeneß VfB Stuttgart Apr 2023 166 #202

2 Julian Schuster SC Freiburg Aug 2024 106 #103

3 Christian Ilzer TSG Hoffenheim Nov 2024 79 #41

4 Merlin Polzin Hamburger SV Dec 2024 69 #546

5 Niko Kovač Borussia Dortmund Feb 2025 88 #38

6 Ralf Kettemann SC Paderborn 07 Aug 2025 47 #425

7 Miron Muslić FC Schalke 04 Aug 2025 46 #248

8 Vincent Wagner SV 07 Elversberg Aug 2025 46 #349

9 Urs Fischer 1. FSV Mainz 05 Dec 2025 38 #495

10 Manuel Baum FC Augsburg Dec 2025 33 #520

11 Daniel Thioune SV Werder Bremen Feb 2026 25 #192

12 René Wagner 1. FC Köln Apr 2026 18 –

13 Carles Martínez Bayer 04 Leverkusen Aug 2026 15 #342

14 Martín Demichelis RB Leipzig Aug 2026 15 –

15 Adolf Hütter Eintracht Frankfurt Aug 2026 11 #63

16 Mauro Lustrinelli 1. FC Union Berlin Aug 2026 11 #205

17 Alexander Blessin Borussia M'gladbach Oct 2026 6 #599

18 Aaron Danks FC Bayern München Oct 2026 4 –

Since = the manager's first match at the club in our data. Matches = matches in the competitions we cover.