Sandro Schwarz

Sandro Schwarz (German pronunciation: [ˈzandʁo ˈʃvaʁts]; born 17 October 1978) is a German football manager and a former player who is the manager of Russian club FC Dynamo Moscow.[1]

Sandro Schwarz
Schwarz with Dynamo Moscow in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-10-17) 17 October 1978
Place of birth Mainz, West Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dynamo Moscow (manager)
Youth career
0000–1993 SV 07 Bischofsheim
1993–1995 VfB Ginsheim
1995–1997 Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2004 Mainz 05 100 (2)
2004–2005 Rot-Weiss Essen 16 (0)
2005–2009 Wehen Wiesbaden 101 (2)
Total 227 (4)
Teams managed
2009–2010 Wehen Wiesbaden
2011–2013 1. FC Eschborn
2015–2017 Mainz 05 II
2017–2019 Mainz 05
2020– Dynamo Moscow
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Coaching career

On 14 October 2020, he was hired as manager by the Russian Premier League club FC Dynamo Moscow.[2] Schwarz was invited to Dynamo by their director of sports Željko Buvač. Buvač worked as an assistant manager to Jürgen Klopp at Mainz 05 for 3 seasons when Schwarz played for the club.[3] Schwarz formally lost his first match as head coach to CSKA Moscow, but he did not personally arrive in Moscow by the time of that game due to paperwork delays related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia, and the game was managed by Alyaksandr Kulchy in his stead.[4] After actually arriving to Russia, he started his time with Dynamo with three consecutive victories, including a 5–1 derby victory over FC Lokomotiv Moscow. In the next 5 games, Dynamo won only once and lost 3 times before the season was paused for the winter break.

In April 2021, reports appeared in the German media about the possible invitation of Schwarz to Eintracht Frankfurt instead of the outgoing Adi Hütter.[5] In response, Schwarz said that he was completely focused on Dynamo, and the spread of rumors in the sports media is an “integral part of football”.[6]

Dynamo finished Schwarz's first season in charge in 7th place, failing to qualify for UEFA competitions, despite gaining 50 points (most since the 2014–15 season).

In the 2021–22 season, Dynamo won 4 out of their first 5 games and took the top spot in the standings.[7] He was chosen as league's coach of the month for the games played in July and August,[8] and once again for September.[9] When the regular Russian season's 2.5-months winter break started in December 2021, Dynamo was in second place, two points behind the league-leading Zenit. That was the highest position Dynamo took into the winter break since RPL switched to fall-to-spring schedule in the 2011–12 season. 36 points that Dynamo gained in 18 games played up to that point was the highest for the club since the 1996 season. On 15 December 2021, he extended his contract with Dynamo until the end of the 2023–24 season.[10] He was chosen as league's coach of the month again for November-December 2021.[11]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[12]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mainz 051997–982. Bundesliga 100010
1998–992. Bundesliga 600060
2000–012. Bundesliga 28020300
2001–022. Bundesliga 20320223
2002–032. Bundesliga 24010250
2003–042. Bundesliga 21010220
Total1003601063
Mainz 05 II2003–04Regionalliga Süd 10—10
Rot Weiss Essen2004–052. Bundesliga 16010170
Wehen Wiesbaden2005–06Regionalliga Süd 190—190
2006–07Regionalliga Süd 310—310
2007–082. Bundesliga 30210312
2008–092. Bundesliga 21031241
Total1012411053
Career total21851112296

Managerial record
As of match played on 30 April 2022.
TeamFromToRecordRef.
MWDLGFGAGDWin %
1. FC Eschborn1 July 201130 June 2013 70 34 15 21 120 91 +29 048.57 [13][14][15]
Mainz 05 II17 February 201530 June 2017 89 28 23 38 106 120 −14 031.46 [16][17][18][19]
Mainz 051 July 201710 November 2019 85 27 16 42 109 152 −43 031.76 [20][21][22]
Dynamo Moscow14 October 2020present 53 30 8 15 87 59 +28 056.60 [2][4]
Total 297 119 62 116 432 422 +10 040.07 —

References
  1. "Sandro Schwarz". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  2. "Dinamo Moskva » Manager history". World Football. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. "Сандро Шварц — новый главный тренер футбольного клуба "Динамо" Москва" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 14 October 2020.
  4. "Dinamo Moskva » Fixtures & Results 2020/2021". World Football. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. "Four candidates emerge for Frankfurt job". bulinews.com. 14 April 2021.
  6. "Шварц отреагировал на слухи о возможном уходе в немецкий клуб". rsport.ria.ru (in Russian). 22 April 2021.
  7. ""Динамо" лидирует в РПЛ после 5 туров. У "Зенита", "Локо", "Рубина" на 1 очко меньше, "Спартак" – 8-й" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 22 August 2021.
  8. "СМОЛОВ, ШВАРЦ, ИОНОВ – ЛУЧШИЕ В ИЮЛЕ И АВГУСТЕ!" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 1 September 2021.
  9. "ДЗЮБА, ШВАРЦ И ДРЕЙЕР – ЛУЧШИЕ В СЕНТЯБРЕ!" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 1 October 2021.
  10. "Сандро Шварц продлил контракт с "Динамо"" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 15 December 2021.
  11. "КЛАУДИНЬО И ШВАРЦ – ЛУЧШИЕ В НОЯБРЕ-ДЕКАБРЕ!" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 16 December 2021.
  12. "Sandro Schwarz » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  13. "1. FC Eschborn » Manager history". World Football. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  14. "Germany » Hessenliga 2011/2012 » 34. Round". World Football. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  15. "Germany » Regionalliga Südwest 2012/2013 » 38. Round". World Football. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  16. "1. FSV Mainz 05 II » Manager history". World Football. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  17. "1. FSV Mainz 05 II » Fixtures & Results 2014/2015". World Football. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  18. "Germany » 3. Liga 2015/2016 » 38. Round". World Football. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  19. "Germany » 3. Liga 2016/2017 » 38. Round". World Football. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  20. "1. FSV Mainz 05 — Trainer". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  21. "1. FSV Mainz 05 — Termine". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  22. "1. FSV Mainz 05 — Termine". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 27 January 2021.


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