First-team news

Jiri Pavlenka will not take part in the European Championships. The Werder goalkeeper has left the Czech Republic national team camp due to a back injury and will miss the tournament.

The European Championship gets underway on Friday, with 24 teams on the hunt for the trophy. Three Werder players will be involved for three different countries. Left-back Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden), goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenka (Czech Republic) and defender Marco Friedl (Austria) will be looking to reach the final in London.

SV Werder Bremen are pleased to announce the first singing ahead of next season in the second division: Anthony Jung, 29 years old, joins on a free transfer from Danish champions Brøndby IF, as per an agreement between club executives and the defender from Eintracht Frankfurt’s academy.

Werder forward Romano Schmid was on target for his country during Tuesday night’s EURO qualifier. The 21-year-old scored seven minutes into the game against Estonia – his first goal for the Austira U21s, who went on to win 2-0 and go top of the group.  ​​​​​​

Niklas Schmidt and Luc Ihorst are returning to SV Werder Bremen. The two attackers were on loan at VfL Osnabrück.

Werder striker Josh Sargent won the CONCACAF Nations League with the USMNT in the early hours of Monday morning. The 21-year-old started the game before leaving the pitch in the 68th minute. Gregg Berhalter’s side beat Mexico after extra time in an entertaining game which finished 3-2. The USA are the inaugural winners of the Nations League organised by continental association CONCACAF.

Werder Bremen’s new head coach, Markus Anfang, gave his official introductory press conference on Sunday afternoon. “It's really special for me to be sitting here. The city, the club and the fans are superb,” said the new boss, who wants to approach the challenges of life in the second division with enthusiasm. “It's a great challenge in an outstanding league. I am really ambitious and I want to...

Assistant coach Tim Borowski has informed sporting director Frank Baumann that he will not seek to renew his contract with SV Werder Bremen.

Werder defender Marco Friedl played 90 minutes for Austria on Wednesday evening as they suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of England. Romano Schmid will hope to feature on Friday as Austria U21s take on Slovakia in a friendly (04/06/2021, 19:10 CEST).

SV Werder Bremen will travel to the club’s Zillertal training camp two weeks earlier than originally planned. The Bundesliga 2 season gets started on July 23rd or 24th, so Werder will now head for Zell am Zimmer on Thursday, 1st July.

Pre-season preparations for the 2021/22 season are starting to take shape! SV Werder will face Blau-Weiß Lohne and VfB Oldenburg in head coach Markus Anfang’s first two matches in charge.

SV Werder Bremen have a new head coach in Markus Anfang. Now that this position has been filled, planning has kicked into high gear for the Green-Whites. Sporting director Frank Baumann spoke to the press on Wednesday about the appointment of a new head coach, an update on squad planning, developments on the transfer market and what remains to be done before training gets back underway. 

Florian Junge has been appointed assistant first-team coach at SV Werder Bremen. Just like SVW’s new head coach Markus Anfang, the 35-year-old has joined the Green-Whites from SV Darmstadt 98. Junge, who holds a UEFA Pro Licence, previously served as assistant coach under Anfang at 1. FC Köln.

The search for a new head coach is over: Markus Anfang will take the reins at SV Werder Bremen, after the 46-year-old came to an agreement with the club. Anfang will leave his post at divisional rivals Darmstadt 98, where he had a contract until 2022. Werder Bremen and the ‘Lilien’ have come to an agreement for the transfer, but no further details will be disclosed.

SV Werder Bremen’s relegation is a huge moment in the club’s history. The supervisory board came to two important decisions this weekend. The four elected members of the supervisory board – Marco Bode, Andreas Hoetzel, Thomas Krohne and Kurt Zech – will not stand for re-election at the club’s general meeting due to take place in September. The other decision was to keep on Frank Baumann as...

After the bitter pill of relegation to the Bundesliga 2, there isn’t much time for SV Werder Bremen to dwell on the disappointment. The new season will get underway in July, so Frank Baumann’s immediate priority is the hunt for a new manager as well as the reconstruction of the squad.        

Japan celebrated a 10-0 triumph over Myanmar in World Cup qualifying, with Werder's Yuya Osako scoring five goals and picking up an assist for his side. 

In addition to Marco Friedl and Ludwig Augustinsson, Jiri Pavlenka is expected to be the third Werder player to travel to the European Championship this summer. The Werder keeper has been called up to the Czech Republic national team's provisional 25-man squad, with the Czech football association to add one additional player.

Theodor Gebre Selassie’s disappointment is still clear three days after SV Werder were relegated on Saturday. Following nine years with the Green-Whites, the Czech is leaving the club.

Even with a few days to come to terms with Saturday’s result, Niklas Moisander and Theodor Gebre Selassie's disappointment at being relegated was clear to see as the pair arrived at the wohninvest WESERSTADION on Tuesday morning to say goodbye. The defensive duo are both leaving SV Werder Bremen, but would have surely hoped that their farewells would have come under more positive circumstances.