New coach Paul Simonis: With creativity for VfL-Wolfsburg success!

New coach Paul Simonis: With creativity for VfL-Wolfsburg success!

Wolfsburg, Deutschland - A fresh wind blows through the Autostadt, because VfL Wolfsburg has found a new coach with Paul Simonis. Today, on July 1, 2025, the 36-year-old Dutch was officially presented. Simonis already impressed with his knowledge of German at the press conference, even if he still had the questions. "Hello, I'm Paul Simonis," he introduced himself, and thus conveyed a dose of sympathy. Peter Christiansen, the club's sports manager, joked about Simonis' German and praised the chemistry between him and the new trainer. It seems that VfL with Simonis has found the right man for his goals, because Christiansen emphasized that he was the right trainer type for the further development of the club.

The Sirius of the eredivisie

Paul Simonis does not come to the wolves without experience. After a successful year at the Go Ahead Eagles Deventer, where he led the team to the first cup championship since 1933, he is hot to demonstrate his skills in the Bundesliga. His tactics are clear: on the square he wants to establish a dominant style of play that is characterized by ball control and creativity. Among other things, Simonis plans a chain of four and relies on overpayment situations.

The coaching team and the mission

his coaching team is made up of experienced forces, including Pascal Formmann as a goalkeeper coach, Tristan Berghuis, Peter van der Veen and Martin Darne. Together with managing director Christiansen and sports director Schindzielorz, Simonis will have to change in the squad, because some departures have already been determined. The future of several players, including Mohammed Amoura, Jonas Wind and Lukas Nmecha, is uncertain

Although Simonis has not been active in professional football for long - only a year as head coach - he brings the right attitude. "I want to promote young talents," he describes one of his most important priorities. Here, among other things, he is inspired by greats such as Pep Guardiola, Luis Enrique and Marcelo Bielsa. Simonis himself describes himself as a relaxed guy who likes to play a paddle in his free time or enjoy nature with mountain biking. He is also a family man and father of a little girl, which apparently prepares him for the challenges of coaching.

With a contract by June 30, 2027, he has been on board as an eleventh head coach of VfL Wolfsburg over the past ten years. This number speaks volumes of instability in the association's coaching position. Since Oliver Glasner's departure in the summer of 2021, no coach has been able to stay more than two years, which screws the expectations of Simonis all the higher. The pressure is increasing because Wolfsburg was able to miss international competition again in the past season.

can only be hoped that Paul Simonis will get the wolves on course again and not only inspires fans, but also promotes and blooms the promising talents. The coming months promise to be exciting, because football in the Wolfsburg stadium is ready for a new era.

In order to learn more about the development of Paul Simonis and his career, the following articles are worth reading: Braunschweiger Zeitung, Kicker and Stuttgarter News.