Manuel Hartmann is the Managing Director for the business unit “match operations” at Deutscher Fußball Bund GmbH & Co. KG. In his role, he oversees the ten professional soccer leagues in Germany, consisting of men’s and women’s Bundesliga, the youth leagues and the DFB Cup. He has held his position since the beginning of January 2022 and is an alumnus of the General Management Program of the SPOAC Sports – Sports Business Academy by WHU.