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Professionals 28. January 2026

David Krecidlo earns top coaching badge

The VfB assistant coach has successfully completed the one-year course.

David Krecidlo is among the successful graduates of the 71st Pro Licence course. The assistant coach of VfB’s first team received his certificate at a formal graduation ceremony at the DFB Campus in Frankfurt am Main on Tuesday evening. The course, which was created by the German Football Association (DFB), represents the highest level of qualification for coaches in professional football.

VfB are also represented on the current Pro Licence course, which is now in its 72nd edition: Malik Fathi, assistant coach of the first team, is among the 17 participants aiming to obtain the highest coaching qualification in professional football over the next 12 to 15 months.

These graduates of the 71st Pro Licence course at a glance:

Niko Arnautis (Eintracht Frankfurt), Theodoros Dedes (lastly TSG Hoffenheim), Markus Fiedler (lastly 1. FC Magdeburg), Alexander Hahn (Holstein Kiel), Roberto Hilbert (SpVgg Greuther Fürth), Florian Kästner (FC Carl Zeiss Jena), Ralf Kettemann (SC Paderborn), Lars Kornetka (ÖFB/Men's national team), David Krecidlo (VfB Stuttgart), Dennis Schmitt (Eintracht Frankfurt), Christian Tiffert (Hansa Rostock), Saban Uzun (lastly 1. FC Magdeburg), Eva-Maria Virsinger (TSG Hoffenheim), Sandro Wagner (lastly FC Augsburg), Vincent Wagner (SV Elversberg), Heiko Westermann (FC Barcelona), Sabrina Wittmann (FC Ingolstadt)