FC Augsburg restructures its youth department. Matthias Heidrich becomes new sports director, Philipp Tschauner coordinator for goalkeepers. The 48-year-old Heidrich worked most recently as sports manager at FC Erzgebirge Aue. Before that, he was sports director at the youth of 1. FC Köln. During his active career, Heidrich played more than 300 games for Aue, Alemannia Aachen and VfL Osnabrück. The current youth coach in Augsburg, Claus Schromm, will become sports coordinator again. This will enable coaches and young players to be promoted in their development «even more intensively and individually both on and off the pitch». ## Tschauner is responsible for the entire goalkeeper area In addition, the former goalkeeper Philipp Tschauner will become coordinator for the goalkeeper area at Augsburg. The 40-year-old worked most recently as goalkeeper trainer and as goalkeeper coordinator at the youth performance center of SSV Jahn Regensburg. «With Matthias and Philipp, we are gaining two personalities who have a lot of experience and will bring new impulses to our daily work with their professional competence. We are convinced that both will continue to drive the positive development at the Paul-Renz Academy and in the transition area», said Augsburg's sports director Benni Weber. FC Augsburg currently ranks 9th in the Bundesliga. In the current season, the club has scored 45 goals and conceded 61. FC Augsburg is 46 points behind the leaders Bayern München. The last game of FC Augsburg ended with a 0:4 defeat against Union Berlin. In the last five games, FC Augsburg has won three and lost two.