Overview
- Werder Bremen confirmed on Wednesday that U19 coach Cedric Makiadi will take over the U23 side in the Regionalliga and continue his DFB Pro License studies.
- The club named Philipp Bargfrede and Daniel Flottmann as Makiadi's co‑trainers, with Bargfrede moving up from the U17 staff and Flottmann joining from Makiadi's U19 team.
- Nelson Valdez, a member of Werder's 2004 Double squad and a four‑year U23 assistant who is finishing his A‑license, has left the club to pursue a head‑coach role.
- Yannick Viol will not remain in the U23 coaching group but is in talks with the club about an alternative role, leaving his future at Werder unresolved for now.
- The U19 vacancy created by Makiadi's promotion was filled internally by Björn Bremermann from the women's coaching staff, underscoring Werder's strategy of promoting and educating coaches from within.