Das Beschäftigungsverhältnis des Cheftrainers im professionellen deutschen Fußball

The position of managers in professional German football is constantly changing due to increasing commercialisation. This has not yet led to increased attention by jurisprudence though. This study aims to answer a variety of open questions with regard to the employment conditions of such managers. It shows that corresponding employment contracts are not only concluded on a fixed-term basis in practice but also usually meet the conditions set out in section 14, para. 1, sentence 2 no. 4 of the German Part-Time and Limited Term Employment Act (Teilzeit- und Befristungsgesetz) due to the distinctive type of work performed by the manager.