Filbry has been in charge of Werder’s management board since 2014, but his comments to Bild suggest he has begun considering what comes next after a difficult period for the club.
“My contract still runs for a while. We’ll see then whether I continue or not,” he said.
The 58-year-old is contracted until 2028, but made clear that his immediate priority is securing the future of sporting director Clemens Fritz, whose own deal expires at the end of the current season.
“The focus first of all is on extending Clemens,” Filbry said.
Fritz took over as Werder’s sporting director in 2024 after previously serving as the club’s head of professional football. His future has also come under scrutiny, with the 45-year-old recently expressing uncertainty about whether he will remain in Bremen beyond his existing agreement.
Filbry acknowledged the strain placed on the club’s senior figures during the past year, particularly during the winter period, when criticism and pressure intensified.
“The past few months have been very challenging. Above all, what came towards Peter [Niemeyer], Clemens and me from outside in the winter felt almost harder than during the time of relegation. That certainly made me think,” he said.
Niemeyer is Werder’s head of professional football, while Filbry oversees the club’s executive management. The comments indicate that the pressure has affected those responsible for both the sporting and business sides of the organisation.
There is no indication that Filbry has made a decision to leave, and his contract still has more than a year to run. His remarks instead leave open the possibility that he could step away when the current agreement expires.
For now, Werder Bremen’s immediate concern is retaining Fritz and establishing greater certainty around the club’s leadership.
With both senior figures having acknowledged questions about their longer-term futures, the coming months could prove important in shaping the management structure in Bremen.