Career
Schneider had previously been manager of German Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. Schneider joined VfB Stuttgart as a 10-year-old, and progressed through the youth teams, making his breakthrough in the 1991-1992 season. He spent the next couple of years back in Stuttgart"s reserve team, and it wasn"t until August 1994 that he made his third Bundesliga appearance, when he replaced Marc Kienle in a 2–2 draw with 1.
Football Club Köln at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion.
The following year he was in the starting line-up for the Winners" Cup Final, but Stuttgart lost 1–0 to Chelsea. Injury caused Schneider to miss the entire 2001-2002 season, and after only four appearances the following year, he left VfB Stuttgart, after 20 years, to join Hannover 96, then managed by Ralf Rangnick, who had coached him at Stuttgart.
He spent two seasons with Hannover, and only made eight appearances, and was forced to retire early in the summer of 2005, due to illness brought on by a tick bite that had been spotted too late. Early career In 2007 Schneider took up the coaching of the under-19 team of Bayernliga side Football Club Dingolfing, and managed the first-team for the 2009-2010 season.
After attending the Hennes Weisweiler coaching academy in Cologne, he returned to VfB Stuttgart in 2011, to coach the club"s under-17 side.
VfB Stuttgart On 26 August 2013, Schneider became the head coach of VfB Stuttgart"s first team, replacing Bruno Labbadia, who was on a 3 game losing streak. Schneider was sacked by Stuttgart on 9 March 2014 and replaced by Huub Stevens. Schneider was sacked after a 2–2 draw against Eintracht Braunschweig, who was in last place at the time.
However, manager Fredi Bobic was quoted saying that VfB Stuttgart and Schneider will work together again in the future.
Prior to the draw, Stuttgart had lost eight consecutive matches. Schneider was the sixth coaching casualty during the 2013-2014 season.
German National Team On 2 September 2014, Germany"s manager Joachim Löw appointed Schneider as assistant coach, following former assistant Hansi Flick"s promotion to sporting director Coaching record As of 8 March 2014.
Player VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga: 1991-1992 DFB-Pokal: 1996-1997 DFB-Supercup: 1992.