Steffen Baumgart

Steffen Baumgart was born in Rostock in 1972. He played for Hansa Rostock, Union Berlin and Energie Cottbus, amongst others, before deciding to end his career on the pitch and head for the dugout. 1. FC Köln is his second Bundesliga club as coach after his rise to the top flight with SC Paderborn. Since 2021, he has been head coach at FC and leads the 11-man coaching staff, better known as the call centre.

In the call centre, Baumgart or "Baumi" is plenty praised for his leadership qualities.