Key Figures
The charismatic one: Mainz made Klopp a cult figure! In 1990, the Mainz 05 board signed the Swabian for the upcoming second-division season. He went on to play 325 matches and was by far the club's most importantreits zu Zeiten von Wolfgang Frank als Trainer dessen verlängerter Arm auf dem Spielfeld. Als dem Verein 2001 de…
The controversial one: On paper at least, he is the most successful 05 coach. With modern attacking, high-tempo football, Tuchel directed „diktatorisch” und „launisch” den Verein zum Erfolg. Nach seiner Beförderung vom A-Jugend- zum Cheftrainer 2009 folgen fünf sehr erfolgreiche Jahre für den Bundes…
The youngster: Schürrle is the youngest goalscorer the club has ever had in their first-team squad. He grew up in Mainz, moved to the youth academy in 2006 and quickly became part of the U19s. The striker was a regular in the first-team squad from 2009 to 2011 and went on to…
The old hand: The goalkeeping legend made his breakthrough in professional football at the then second-division club in 1995. At the start of his career, he first displaced his later goalkeeping coach Stephan Kuhnert and in 1999 succeeded outgoing Lars Schmidt as team captain. Wache experienced the three near…
The operator: The son of former Mainz mayor Herbert Heidel served on the board of 1. FSV Mainz 05 as general manager from 1992 to 2016, and by the end of that period was the longest-serving-serving manager of any Bundesliga club. As the bedrock of FSV, Heidel was the man behind the scenes for over two decades…
The long-term president: After 29 years as president of Mainz 05, Harald Strutz stepped down in summer 2017. There was controversy over his remuneration. The supposedly honorary boss received 23.000 Euro „Aufwandsentschädigung“ im Monat. Zu viel, findet die Opposition im Verein. Mittlerweile haben sich de…
