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The official announcement of the new Schalke coach will take place on Wednesday. Baum is said to be very popular with Schalke sporting director Jochen Schneider. Because Baum is considered a young player developer through his resume. A skill that is in demand more than ever at Schalke in view of the club’s financial problems.
Talent developer in Augsburg
For Baum, Schalke is the second season as head coach of the Bundesliga. In December 2016, after Dirk Schuster’s leave, he took over at FC Augsburg, where he was previously head of the youth training center. In April 2019, Baum was released in Augsburg. In Augsburg, for example, Raphael Framberger and Marco Richter made the jump under him.
Most recently, Baum was the U-20 national coach. He has held the position since July 2019. In the seven games that were possible in Corona’s time, Baum had four wins and a draw with the German under-20s, and lost two games.
Follower of David Wagner
After the 18th straight game without a win, the club fired former coach David Wagner on Sunday. Wagner was Schalke 04’s head coach for 15 months.
