What an unusual constellation: At VfL Wolfsburg, Jörg and Nils Schmadtke are father and son working together in a responsible position – this means that Schmadtke senior has to listen to a lot, but the junior doesn’t get off scot-free either.
Father and son side by side: Father and son Schmadtke work together at VfL Wolfsburg as sporting director and head of the scouting department. Nils Schmadtke does not quite believe that Jörg Schmadtke will end his career in professional football next January as planned.
Short, compact, clear
Joke about retirement: ‘Let’s see if he tops Tom Brady. He announced his resignation after three weeks,” said the 33-year-old in a double interview for the soccer magazine “11Freunde”, alluding to the star quarterback. His father wants to retire after his contract with VfL ends on January 30, 2023.
Strict father is critical: Jörg and Nils Schmadtke already worked closely together at 1. FC Köln in a similar constellation. The father also likes to be critical. And added as an example: “If he comes to me with ideas that I don’t think fit into the system. Completely overpriced fantasy players, or when he presents me with four 17-year-olds looking for a central defender. Then I slip out: ‘You do know that there are differences between a Playstation team and real life, right?'”