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SV Werder Bremen

Germany · Bundesliga · Manager: Daniel Thioune (#192 in the world) since Feb 2026

#75 World rank · club rating

1,918 Club rating

7th in the Bundesliga

SV Werder Bremen have had 10 managers since 2015/16. Ole Werner (Dec 2021 – May 2025) had the best points per game of them (1.46 in 127 matches) and took the club rating from 1,813 to 2,028.

SV Werder Bremen managers

16 spells since 1997 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Daniel Thioune #192 now Feb 2026 – present · PPG 1.24 current Feb 2026 – present 25 9-4-12 1.24 1,860 → 1,968 +108 +11.3 −0.03

Horst Steffen #308 now Aug 2025 – Jan 2026 · PPG 0.90 Aug 2025 – Jan 2026 21 4-7-10 0.90 1,990 → 1,806 −184 −29.9 −0.09

Ole Werner #104 now Dec 2021 – May 2025 · PPG 1.46 Dec 2021 – May 2025 127 52-29-46 1.46 1,813 → 2,028 +215 +66.9 0.00

Patrick Kohlmann (stand-in) 7 Feb 2025 7 Feb 2025 1 0-0-1 −1.4

Christian Brand Nov 2021 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Nov 2021 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,811 → 1,786 −25 −5.1 −0.58

Danijel Zenkovic Nov 2021 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Nov 2021 1 0-1-0 1.00 1,797 → 1,787 −9 −1.8 −0.26

Markus Anfang #553 now Jul 2021 – Nov 2021 · PPG 1.36 Jul 2021 – Nov 2021 14 5-4-5 1.36 1,898 → 1,784 −115 −25.3 −0.19

Thomas Schaaf May 2021 · PPG 0.00 caretaker May 2021 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,812 → 1,780 −32 −6.3 −0.51

Florian Kohfeldt #882 now Nov 2017 – May 2021 · PPG 1.33 Nov 2017 – May 2021 143 50-40-53 1.33 1,802 → 1,792 −10 −4.4 −0.06

Alexander Nouri Oct 2016 – Oct 2017 · PPG 1.30 Oct 2016 – Oct 2017 40 14-10-16 1.30 1,900 → 1,759 −141 −1.3 +0.12

Viktor Skrypnyk #412 now Oct 2014 – Oct 2016 · PPG 1.29 Oct 2014 – Oct 2016 73 26-16-31 1.29 1,793 → 1,911 +118 +15.3 +0.18

Before 2015/16 · 6 spells, Aug 1997 – Oct 2014

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Robin Dutt Aug 2013 – Oct 2014 · PPG 1.00 Aug 2013 – Oct 2014 45 10-15-20 1.00 1,792 → 1,803 +11 −3.2 +0.08

Wolfgang Rolff May 2013 · PPG 0.00 caretaker May 2013 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,756 → 1,744 −12 −2.3 −0.25

Thomas Schaaf May 1999 – May 2013 · PPG 1.63 May 1999 – May 2013 553 260-120-173 1.63 1,554 → 1,758 +204 +41.6 +0.18

Felix Magath Oct 1998 – May 1999 · PPG 1.14 Oct 1998 – May 1999 22 6-7-9 1.14 1,550 → 1,497 −53 −13.0 +0.01

Wolfgang Sidka Aug 1997 – Oct 1998 · PPG 1.33 Aug 1997 – Oct 1998 39 15-7-17 1.33 1,554 → 1,510 −44 −7.3 +0.12

Hans-Jürgen Dörner Aug 1997 · PPG 0.67 Aug 1997 3 0-2-1 0.67 1,569 → 1,531 −38 −7.5 −0.09

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Thomas Schaaf is the longest-serving: 553 matches over 14 years (May 1999 – May 2013). Ole Werner added the most coach rating: +66.9 over 127 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

1,918Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#75World rankof 943 active clubs

#7Bundesligaof 18 clubs

2,080Peak since 2015/16Apr 2017 · low 1,717, Oct 2021

Colour changes with each manager (9 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

SV Werder Bremen's club rating peaked at 2,080 in April 2017, under Alexander Nouri, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,717 in October 2021, under Markus Anfang.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days · UK time

Sun 22 Nov · 16:30 Bundesliga H v Hamburger SV

Preview SV Werder Bremen v Hamburger SV ›

Club rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›

Cards and corners

a game · by season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2026/27 9 so far 9 1.56 1.11 1.94 67% 4.44 5.44 5.21

2025/26 34 2.38 1.62 2.00 74% 4.56 4.97 4.89

2024/25 34 2.32 2.62 2.02 67% 4.74 4.76 4.81

2023/24 34 2.21 2.65 2.16 64% 3.53 5.85 4.98

2022/23 34 2.26 1.97 2.15 66% 3.21 5.59 4.85

6 earlier seasons, 2015/16 – 2020/21

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2020/21 34 2.06 2.06 1.88 70% 3.41 5.00 4.60

2019/20 36 2.53 2.50 2.09 74% 4.83 5.72 5.05

2018/19 34 1.97 1.71 1.80 66% 4.94 5.35 5.03

2017/18 34 1.62 1.44 1.79 64% 5.32 4.47 4.72

2016/17 34 2.03 1.94 2.05 67% 3.76 5.44 4.56

2015/16 34 2.38 2.24 2.06 4.35 5.38 4.77

SV Werder Bremen won 3.21 corners a game in 2022/23, their fewest in any season since 2015/16 and 34% below the Bundesliga's average side (4.85).

League matches only (Bundesliga), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. The current season shows from its first match with a "N so far" tag; sentences use it from 10 matches. Bundesliga cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

351 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 6418% 165% 82%

HT drawHT D 4011% 5215% 4413%

HT lossHT L 51% 237% 9928%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 127 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 88 matches

1st half · W 88 · D 136 · L 127 GD −70

2nd half · W 105 · D 127 · L 119 GD −33

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at SV Werder Bremen

28 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Bastian Dankert 23 5-6-12 0.91 2.13 2.16 −1%

Robert Hartmann 21 6-9-6 1.29 2.29 2.18 +5%

Christian Dingert 17 4-6-7 1.06 2.71 2.16 +25%

Felix Brych 17 6-7-4 1.47 2.18 2.16 +1%

Sascha Stegemann 17 4-4-9 0.94 2.18 2.20 −1%

Felix Zwayer 15 7-4-4 1.67 2.07 2.18 −5%

Benjamin Brand 14 5-4-5 1.36 1.50 2.15 −30%

Guido Winkmann 14 4-4-6 1.14 2.29 2.10 +9%

Robert Schröder 14 6-1-7 1.36 2.14 2.24 −4%

Sören Storks 14 4-3-7 1.07 2.21 2.15 +3%

18 more referees with 5+ matches

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Tobias Welz 13 4-2-7 1.08 3.00 2.21 +36%

Daniel Siebert 12 3-1-8 0.83 1.92 2.20 −13%

Florian Badstubner 12 4-4-4 1.33 1.92 2.21 −13%

Martin Petersen 12 5-1-6 1.33 2.58 2.17 +19%

Marco Fritz 11 6-1-4 1.73 1.64 2.20 −26%

Tobias Stieler 11 3-2-6 1.00 2.45 2.14 +15%

Daniel Schlager 10 4-3-3 1.50 2.90 2.25 +29%

Deniz Aytekin 10 5-2-3 1.70 1.90 2.18 −13%

Benjamin Cortus 9 2-4-3 1.11 2.11 2.08 +1%

Tobias Reichel 9 2-4-3 1.11 2.22 2.29 −3%

Manuel Gräfe 8 2-3-3 1.13 1.50 2.12 −29%

Wolfgang Stark 8 3-1-4 1.25 2.00 2.21 −9%

Markus Schmidt 7 3-3-1 1.71 2.14 1.92 +12%

Patrick Ittrich 7 1-1-5 0.57 1.57 2.25 −30%

Frank Willenborg 6 1-0-5 0.50 2.50 2.31 +8%

Matthias Jollenbeck 6 2-2-2 1.33 1.33 2.25 −41%

Harm Osmers 5 1-1-3 0.80 2.00 2.30 −13%

Robert Kampka 5 1-2-2 1.00 2.20 2.04 +8%

Under Tobias Welz, SV Werder Bremen picked up 3.00 cards a game, 36% above their own average in the same seasons (13 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (349). Cards = SV Werder Bremen's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is SV Werder Bremen's manager?

Daniel Thioune, #192 in this week's coach world ranking, since February 2026 - 25 matches, 9 won (1.24 points per game).

How many managers has SV Werder Bremen had since 2015?

10, counting 3 caretakers. Plus 1 stand-in: a caretaker for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is SV Werder Bremen's longest-serving manager?

Thomas Schaaf: 553 matches from May 1999 to May 2013.

How many cards a game do SV Werder Bremen get?

2.38 a game in the Bundesliga in 2025/26, against 2.00 for the league's average side; 1.56 so far in 2026/27 (9 matches).

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.