Wolfsburg appoint Pirmin Schwegler as new sporting director
Former Bundesliga midfielder Pirmin Schwegler has left his position as head of professional football at Eintracht Frankfurt to take the sporting director role at top-flight rivals Wolfsburg.
Schwegler made 262 Bundesliga appearances in his playing days, representing Bayer Leverkusen, Frankfurt, Hoffenheim and Hannover.
Since hanging up his boots in August 2020 folllowing a stint in Australia with Western Sydney, the 14-time Switzerland international has worked as Bayern Munich head scout, head of professional football at Hoffenheim, and most recently, in the same role at Frankfurt.
The 38-year-old succeeds Sebastian Schindzielorz, who held the position of Wolfsburg sporting director from 1 February 2023 to 13 November 2025.
"I'm very pleased that Pirmin Schwegler is joining us. Our discussions were very positive. We share a common understanding of how we want to play football at VfL Wolfsburg and what it takes to build our club sustainably: stable structures and close coordination with the academy, as well as with all other departments within the club," commented Wolfsburg managing director for sport Peter Christiansen.
"We would like to thank Eintracht Frankfurt for the constructive talks in the run-up to this move, especially Markus Krösche, who has made it possible for Pirmin to take this step at this time."
Wolfsburg - who last finished in the Bundesliga's top six in 2020/21 - are just a point clear of the relegation zone after 13 matches of the 2025/26 campaign. The Wolves are currently without a head coach following Paul Simonis' dismissal on 9 November 2025.
The 2008/09 Bundesliga champions are next in action at Borussia Mönchengladbach on 13 December, with U19s boss Daniel Bauer to continue in the role of interim coach after overseeing a welcome win over Union Berlin last time out.
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