 Scheunemann in 2024 | |||
| 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 | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Indonesia Women U17 (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Persik Kediri | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | The Master's Mustangs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | Persiba Balikpapan | ||
| 1998 | Tampines Rovers | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999 | Los Angeles SC (assistant) | ||
| 2008 | Indonesia Women | ||
| 2010–2011 | Persema Malang | ||
| 2017 | Persiba Balikpapan | ||
| 2022 | Nusantara United | ||
| 2025– | Indonesia Women U17 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Timo Scheunemann (born 29 November 1973) is an Indonesian12 professional football coach and actor who is head coach of the Indonesia national women's under-17 team.
A former player who played as a forward, he played in Liga Indonesia and the S-League. He has also coached the Indonesia women's national team and Persema Malang.
Early life and education
Scheunemann was born in Indonesia to German parents.
He holds a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from The Master's University.
Playing career
Scheunemann started his youth career with Persik Kediri, before starting his collegiate career in 1993 with The Master's Mustangs in the NCCAA Division I.
Upon graduation in 1997, he played for Persiba Balikpapan, as their first ever foreign player. After a year, he continued his career in the Singaporean S-League with Tampines Rovers. By the end of 1998, he was invited for trials with German clubs Eintracht Frankfurt and Stuttgarter Kickers as well as with Gillingham in England.
Coaching career
In 2007, Scheunemann was appointed technical director of Persikoba Batu. After that, he was asked to lead the Indonesia women's national team ahead of the 2009 SEA Games. He was appointed as the manager of Persema Malang in 2010. In 2017, Scheunemann held a managerial position at Persiba Balikpapan.
In August 2025, Scheunemann was appointed as the head coach of the Indonesia women's national under-17 team for the 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship.
Personal life
Scheunemann lives in Batu, East Java as well as maintaining a residence in Dau, Malang Regency. He is married to Devi, a Javanese woman. The couple have two children, Naya and Brandon, a professional footballer.
He also has a niece named Claudia, also a footballer who plays for the Indonesia women's national team.3
Born in Indonesia to immigrant parents from Germany, he is a native speaker of German but also speaks his adoptive country's national language of Indonesian and the local Javanese language fluently.
Filmography
Film
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Tendangan dari Langit | Himself | Concurrently choreographer for the Persema team |
| 2013 | Soekarno | Lieutenant Colonel C. van den Hoogenband | |
| 2016 | Rudy Habibie | Pastor Gilbert | |
| 2017 | Ayat-ayat Cinta 2 | Philip | |
| 2018 | Belok Kanan Barcelona | Gunter | |
| Hanum & Rangga: Faith & the City | Philipus Brown | ||
| 2019 | Yowis Ben 2 | Cak Jim | |
| Say I Love You | Teacher | ||
| 2022 | Lara Ati | Frederick Hofmann |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Lara Ati 2 | Frederick Hoffman |
References
References
- "Jerman Klumutan di Bhumi Arema". Malang Post (in Indonesian). 10 November 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
Dikenal sangat Indonesianist, meski pria kelahiran Pare, Kabupaten Kediri, 29 November 1973 tersebut, masih memegang status WNA Jerman-nya.
- "Timo Scheunemann - Biodata". www.bola.net (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- "Profil Claudia Alexandra Scheunemann, Pemain 14 Tahun Keturunan Jerman yang Jadi Bintang Timnas Putri Indonesia" (in Indonesian). 9 July 2023.
- "Timo Scheunemann". IMDb. Retrieved 6 March 2021.