Timo Scheunemann

Timo Scheunemann (born 29 November 1973 in Kediri, East Java) is an Indonesian born German youth football coach and manager. He is also a former professional football forward. He used to play professionally in Indonesia’s Liga Indonesia and Singapore’s S-League. He also used to manage both Indonesia women's national football team and Persema Malang. He manage Indonesian U-12 team in Danone Nations Cup 2012 and 2013.

Coach Timo, as he is affectionately known, lived in Dau, Malang Regency. He married with Devi Scheunemann and has two kids, Shania Cinta Scheunemann and Brandon Marsel Scheunemann. A German national, he is a native speaker of German he also speak Indonesian and Javanese fluently, because he was born and grew up in Indonesia.

As a player, he starts his career in US collegiate system with The Master's College in NCCAA division I in 1993. Upon graduation in 1997, he played for Persiba Balikpapan, as their first foreign player ever. After a year, he continues to play in S-League with Tampines Rovers. By the end of the year 1998, he was invited for trials at Eintracht Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Kickers (in Germany) and Gillingham in England. After finishing his playing career, he starts coaching in Wesley International School and Malang Football Club, both in Malang. In 2007, he was appointed as technical director of Persikoba Batu. After that, he was asked to control Indonesia women's national football team for SEA Games 2009. In 2010, he was appointed as a manager for Persema Malang. He is responsible for the Irfan Bachdim’s decision to take up Indonesian citizenship and playing for both Persema and Indonesia national football team. He played Lieutenant Colonel Hoogeband in the Indonesian film Soekarno: Indonesia Merdeka.