FC Bayern has brought in Nils Schmadtke as the club’s new head of scouting. The 35-year-old begins his work with the record champions today. FC Bayern has reached an agreement with Markus Pilawa, the previous head of scouting, to end his time in the role.
Christoph Freund, FC Bayern sporting director: “We’re delighted that we’ve managed to bring Nils Schmadtke to FC Bayern. Nils already has plenty of experience in professional football and brings great expertise in scouting. We want to recognise potential players for Bayern as early as possible, and Nils will take on an important role here. In addition, Nils will be responsible for intensive interaction with our FC Bayern Campus. We would like to thank Markus Pilawa for two years of good cooperation. We wish him all the best and success in his future endeavours.”
Schmadtke, son of former Bundesliga goalkeeper and long-time senior manager Jörg Schmadtke, also played in goal during his playing career, including in the youth systems at Borussia Mönchengladbach and Köln as well as at senior level with Ingolstadt. He started as a scout at Köln in the 2016/17 season and moved to Mönchengladbach in the same role three years later. In the summer of 2020, he became head of scouting at Wolfsburg before returning to Mönchengladbach as sporting director after two seasons.