SAM FAROKHI Coordinator U9 – U12 Knappenschmiede Youth Academy Headcoach international activities License: DFB-Elite-Jugend-license / UEFA-B-Level Nationality: German On Schalke since: 2007 Previous station as a coach: 1996-2001 TSV Schilksee • 2001-2002 Holstein Kiel • 2004-2007 Headcoach and instructor for DFA • 2007-2018 FC Schalke 04 Headcoach for the Teams U9-U12 MEET THE since summer 2018 coordinator for U9-U12 COACHES FEHMI ÖZDEMIR Headcoach U13 / Scouting Academy Knappenschmiede Youth Academy License: DFB-Elite-Jugend-license/ UEFA-B-Level Nationality: German On Schalke since: 2015 Previous Station as Coach: 2004-2007 FV Scharnhorst • 2007-2009 TuS Neuasslen • 2009-2011 Hörder SC • 2011-2014 Hombrucher SV • 2014-2015 VfL Bochum • Since 2015 FC Schalke 04 Headcoach for the teams U12-U14 EVANS ANKOMAH-KISSI Headcoach U8/ U9 Knappenschmiede Youth Academy Coach international activities License: DFB B-license Nationality: German On Schalke since: 2016 Previous station as a coach: • Since 2016 SV Schermbeck Youth and Senior Coach • Since 2016 SV Schermbeck athletic Coach • Since 2016 FC Schalke 04 athletic Coach Youth academy • Since 2016 Coach national & international activities • FC Schalke 04 Headcoach for Knappenschmiede Youth Academy teams U8/U9 LUKAS SOMMER Headcoach Footballschool | Knappenschmiede Youth Academy Coach international activities License: DFB B-license Nationality: German On Schalke as a Coach since: 2015 Previous Station as a player: • U14,U15: FC Schalke 04 • U16 Twente Enschede • U17 Bundesliga: Preußen Münster, • U19 Bundesliga: VFL Osnabrück Previous Station as Coach: •2015 Coach national & international activities of the Knappenschmiede Youth Academy MAX SCHWOCHE Headcoach Footballschool | Knappenschmiede Youth Academy Coach international activities License: DFB B-license Nationality: German On Schalke as a Coach since: 2014 Previous Station as a player: • U12 - U16 FC Schalke 04 Player • U17 - Wattenscheid 09 • U18 - SC Obersprockhövel Previous Station as Coach: • 2013 - 2015 SC Obersprockhövel • Since 2014 Coach national & international activities of the Knappenschmiede Youth Academy MARKUS SCHNEIDER Headcoach Footballschool | Knappenschmiede Youth Academy Coach international activities License: DFB B-license / UEFA Goalkeeper-license Nationality: German On Schalke as a Coach since: 2016 Previous Station as Coach: • 2011 - 2016 SSV Buer 07/28 e.V. Headcoach Youth • 2015 - 2016 SSV Buer 07/28 e.V. Headcoach Senior • Since 2016 VfB Kirchhellen 1920 e.V. Goalkeeper-coach • Since 2016 VfB Kirchhellen 1920 e.V. headcoach Youth & Senior • Since 2016 Coach national and international activities of the Knappenschmiede Youth Academy MICHAEL AKKECELI Headcoach Footballschool | Knappenschmiede Youth Academy Coach international activities License: DFB B-license Nationality: German On Schalke as a Coach since: 2017 Previous Station as Coach: • 2016 Fortuna Düsseldorf • 2017 VFB Homberg • 2017 Coach national and international activities of the Knappenschmiede Youth Academy MICHAEL EPPERS FC Schalke 04, Knappenschmiede U-19 Assistant Coach License: A - license/ UEFA-C-Level Nationality: German On Schalke as a Coach since: 2017 Previous Station as a Coach: • 2010 - 2012: JSG Baustert U15, U17 • 2012-2014: TSG 1861 Kaiserslautern U19 • 2014-2017 1. FC Kaiserslautern U10, U12, U15, U14.