Steffen Baumgart (born 5 January 1972) is a German football former player and manager who is the head coach of Bundesliga club Union Berlin.

In 2002, he moved to Union Berlin, spending two years at Stadion An der Alten Försterei where he became a crowd favourite.

In 2019, in a remarkable turn of events, the newly promoted side managed another top-two finish, which returned Paderborn to the Bundesliga after years of turbulence.

Paderborn finished the season in last place with 20 points, which led to their relegation back to the second tier in June 2020.

[6] His first game in charge was a preseason friendly against Bundesliga Champions Bayern Munich, which Baumgart's side won 3-2.

Baumgart and FC mutually parted ways in December 2023 after the club scored ten points in 16 games.

[10] In 2021 Baumgart received the award "Bester Fußballspruch des Jahres" (Best football saying of the year) awarded by the german academy for football culture for his saying: "Ein Spiel ist erst vorbei, wenn der Schiedsrichter pfeift und ich nicht mehr brülle."