Timo Scheunemann

Timo Scheunemann (born 29 November 1973) is an Indonesian-German youth football coach and manager.[1] He is also a former professional football forward. He used to play professionally in Indonesia's Liga Indonesia and Singapore's S-League. He also used to manage both Indonesia women's national football team and Persema Malang. He manage Indonesian U-12 team in Danone Nations Cup 2012 and 2013. He last managed Persiba Balikpapan.

Timo Scheunemann
Personal information
Full name Timo Scheunemann
Date of birth (1973-11-29) 29 November 1973
Place of birth Kediri, Indonesia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Persik Kediri
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 The Master's College 0 (0)
1997 Persiba Balikpapan 0 (0)
1998 Tampines Rovers 0 (0)
Total 0 (0)
Managerial career
2000–2010 Wesley International School
2000 Malang Football Club
2007 Persikoba Batu (technical director)
2008–2009 Indonesia (women)
2010–2011 Persema Malang
2017 Persiba Balikpapan
2022– Nusantara United (technical director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Scheunemann acted as Lieutenant Colonel Hoogeband in the Indonesian film, Soekarno.

Early life and education

Scheunemann was born and grew up in Indonesia. He holds a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from The Master's University.

Football Career

Playing career

Scheunemann starts his career at youth level with Persik Kediri, and started his senior career in US collegiate system with The Master's College in NCCAA division I in 1993. Upon graduation in 1997, he played for Persiba Balikpapan, as their first foreign player ever. After a year, he continues to play in S-League with Tampines Rovers. By the end of the year 1998, he was invited for trials at Eintracht Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Kickers (in Germany) and Gillingham in England.

Coaching career

Scheunemann started coaching in Wesley International School and Malang Football Club, both in Malang. In 2007, he was appointed technical director of Persikoba Batu. After that, he was asked to control Indonesia women's national football team for SEA Games 2009. In 2010, he was appointed as a manager for Persema Malang.

Personal life

Scheunemann lived in City of Batu, Malang Regency. He married Devi Scheunemann and has two kids, Naya and Brandon, a footballer. He also has a niece, Claudia, also a footballer that plays for women’s under-20.

A German national, he is a native speaker of German, he also speaks Indonesian and Javanese fluently.

References
  1. "Timo Scheunemann - Biodata". www.bola.net (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-09-08.
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