The 61-year-old (born 29th September 1957) will work alongside head of sport Jochen Schneider in a position he also held at FC Bayern Munich between 214 and 2017. “I’m very proud to be able to work for Schalke 04,” said Reschke.

As technical director, Michael Reschke will be able to perfectly apply his best strengths here at Schalke. He is someone who is very well connected at every level thanks to his decades of work in professional football, while he is also very knowledgeable and experienced, particularly when it comes to squad planning at first-team level,” explained Jochen Schneider. “After playing a part in making impressive improvements to Bayer Leverkusen’s squad, he was also able to bring valuable impetus to the role at FC Bayern. His aim is now to continue that successful work at FC Schalke 04.”