Overview
- SSV Jahn confirmed Schmalhofer’s immediate start on Tuesday, filling the leadership vacancy that followed Achim Beierlorzer’s departure in October.
- Club leaders Oliver Hein and Philipp Hausner described him as a proven football expert tasked with driving the sporting and strategic reorientation.
- Schmalhofer worked from 2021 to 2025 in the Red Bull network on development projects in Leipzig, Brazil and New York after several years as chief analyst at Red Bull Salzburg and FC Liefering.
- In his remit, he will coordinate closely with the first-team coach and staff, the Jahnschmiede academy, his front-office team and the executive board.
- One Sportschau report links his background to the so‑called ‘Klopp cosmos,’ a characterization reported there without broader corroboration.