Overview
- Dresden confirmed Stephan Engels will take over as head scout and squad planner on April 1, 2026, after the club said Paul Wagner declined to continue and was released from his duties with immediate effect.
- Sport boss Sören Gonther said internal talks showed differing professional views with Wagner, and he backed Engels to bring fresh methods and move scouting forward.
- Engels arrives from TSV 1860 Munich, having worked as a squad planner there and previously led scouting at SC Verl and Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and served as sporting director at 1. FC Bocholt.
- Reporting highlights Engels’ live-scouting approach, his DFB Elite-Youth B+ license, and networks in North Rhine-Westphalia, Belgium, the Netherlands, and parts of Eastern Europe that the club wants to tap.
- Local coverage notes Dynamo aims to rebuild a scouting unit that has leaned on the German-speaking market, with three full-time scouts now and potential hires likely after some summer targets fell through due to weak links abroad.