Overview
- SV Darmstadt 98 appointed the 34-year-old with immediate effect, re-hiring him from 1. FC Kaiserslautern after a brief six-month stint there.
- Neumann previously worked for Darmstadt from 2017 to 2025, giving him deep familiarity with the club’s operations.
- He said he had not expected to return so soon but decided to seize the opportunity following initial talks with the club.
- Sporting director Paul Fernie highlighted Neumann’s knowledge of internal processes and said he will serve as an organizer and interface across departments.
- The appointment follows the surprise mid-December departure of Michael Stegmayer, as Darmstadt begin preparations this weekend with a Jan 4–11 camp in El Saler and a Jan 18 league restart at VfL Bochum.