Rumors via Manuel Baum's return to the FCA after RB separation!

Rumors via Manuel Baum's return to the FCA after RB separation!

On Friday, June 12, 2025, the news situation around Manuel Baum caused a sensation. RB Leipzig announced that the contract with the head of the youth area will be resolved by mutual agreement on June 30th. This surprising development opens up new options for the 45-year-old coach, who previously worked for the Saxons. RB Sport Managing Director Marcel Schäfer expressed his thanks for Baum's commitment and respected his decision for personal reasons. The separation of tree comes as a surprise, since it only joined RB Leipzig in July 2023.

Manuel Baum, born on August 30, 1979, is an experienced football coach and former player. He is particularly known for his time at FC Augsburg, where he worked in various positions from July 2014 to April 2019. Among other things, from 2014 to 2016 he was head coach of the youth team in the FCA's youth performance center (NLZ). The sporting success under his leadership also included the promotion to the head coach of the Bundesliga team, which he headed from December 2016. Baum managed to lead the FCA in 13th place in the Bundesliga in the 2016/17 season and 12th place in the 2017/18 season.

career and success at FC Augsburg

tree after the separation from Dirk Schuster when the team was in a dangerous 15th place. Although he was replaced by Martin Schmidt in April 2019, three youth players - Marco Richter, Raphael Framberger and Kevin Danso - debut in the Bundesliga under his aegis. In the past, FCA managing director Michael Ströll has emphasized that he has strong efforts to increasingly establish his own youth player in the Bundesliga.

In speculation about a possible return to his former club, FC Augsburg, it is indicated that Baum could perhaps replace Heinz Moser as head of development. Officially, the FCA has not yet separated from Moser, but its future remains uncertain. Baum also brings experience in working with young teams because he trained both the U20 and the U18 national team of the DFB.

stations and perspectives

After his time in Augsburg, Baum joined the DFB U20 team as head coach. A short term as a coach of the U18 national team was also one of his wards. Baum worked for a short time as head coach at Schalke 04, where he started the season crisis, but was released after only ten games without a win.

The return to Munich could open up new opportunities for both tree and FC Augsburg. After the failed mission in Leipzig and its roots in the FCA coaching team, a return without a doubt is an exciting chapter in his coaching career. Particularly noteworthy is the common past of the tree and FCA head coach Sandro Wagner, which began at SpVgg Unterhaching.

In the next few weeks it will be shown whether Baum will actually return to the structures of FC Augsburg and how the situation around Heinz Moser will develop. These changes could have far -reaching effects on the development of the association. FC Augsburg thus continues to pursue ambitious plans for promoting and integrating one's own talent.

For more information about Manuel Baum and his career, you can do the article on Augsburger General and the comprehensive overview of Wikipedia read.