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title: "The master's playbook: Marcel Schäfer’s top tips for Sporting Directors"
description: The VfL Wolfsburg executive exclusively shares his secrets with TransferRoom on what ingredients make for a successful Sporting Director.
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# [The master's playbook: Marcel Schäfer’s top tips for Sporting Directors](https://blog.transferroom.com/the-masters-playbook-marcel-schäfers-top-tips-for-sporting-directors)

 Written by [Jonathan Rest](https://blog.transferroom.com/author/jonathan-rest) | Jan 21, 2022 9:29:57 AM

The VfL Wolfsburg executive, and former Germany international, exclusively shares his secrets with TransferRoom on what ingredients make for a successful Sporting Director.

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