Thomas Bertels (born 5 November 1986) is a German former professional footballer[2] who played either as a left-back or as a left midfielder, and current manager of Schalke 04's U17 squad.
[3] In July 2018, Bertels became co-coach of SC Paderborn's U19s while still playing for the club's reserve team.
[5] On 24 February 2022, Bertels took over Paderborn's reserve team in the Oberliga Westfalen, succeeding Michél Kniat, who moved to third-division club SC Verl.
[6] After promotion to the Regionalliga West, he left Paderborn a year before the end of his contract to take over Schalke 04's U17s.
[7] This biographical article related to association football in Germany, about a midfielder born in the 1980s, is a stub.