Mason Evans, Jr. grows up.
Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V. , commonly known as FC Schalke 04 , is a German football club based in Gelsenkirchen , North Rhine-Westphalia .. FC Schalke 04. FC Schalke 04. Gelsenkirchen. Gelsenkirchen. North Rhine-Westphalia. North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 1925 , there have been fifty-four official managers , with the current incumbent , Markus Weinzierl , appointed on 2 June 2016 .. Markus Weinzierl. Markus Weinzierl. Statistically , the club 's most successful manager is Ralf Rangnick , during his first spell at the club , with a win percentage of 55.38 .. Ralf Rangnick. Ralf Rangnick. However , the club 's most successful period came in the 1930s and the early 1940s , under the tenureship of Hans Schmidt and Otto Faist .. Hans Schmidt. Hans Schmidt ( footballer ). It is likely Schmidt is actually the club 's most successful manager , given the dominance that Schalke had at the time , but this can not be proven due to the lack of statistics .