Company commander is coming in, troop wake up! BVB has found a new director. Agreed in principle
Jan 30, 2025
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After the 2024-2025 European Champions League phase match against Shaktar Donetsk on the 30th (Korea time), Dortmund Sports Managing Director Lars Ricken reached a principled agreement with coach Niko Kovac in a broadcast interview. The new coach will lead the team from the game against Heidenheim.
Dortmund broke up with Sahin on the 22nd. Dortmund, which finished second in the Champions League under coach Edin Terzic last season, has appointed Sahin, a former youth and devoted himself as the new head coach ahead of this season. However, as the team fell to 10th place in the league and struggled in the Champions League, it eventually announced its replacement more than seven months after taking office.
Coach Kovacic, who is from Croatia, saved Frankfurt, which was on the verge of relegation in 2016, and stood out by winning the Pokal final in the 2017-2018 season after defeating Bayern Munich. In the 2018-2019 season, he took the helm of Bayern Munich and lifted the Bundesliga and Pokal trophy. Afterwards, he took over as Wolfsburg manager after AS Monaco, but was dismissed in March last year due to poor performance. During the Munich era, it was a hot topic among domestic fans under the nickname 'Captain'.
Coach Kovac is considered a leader who aims for a lot of activity and pressure. However, evaluations are mixed in terms of team control, and even in the days of Munich, there was a view that it was not suitable for the command of a big club seeking the title. Attention is focusing on how he will lead Dortmund, which has to compete with Munich for the championship.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
