Florian Kohfeldt is the new coach of the Bundesliga soccer club VfL Wolfsburg. As the club confirmed on Tuesday, the Lower Saxony have agreed with the former Werder Bremen coach on a collaboration until 2023. The 39-year-old inherits Mark van Bommel, who was dismissed from the Wolves due to the negative sporting development on Sunday.
“I didn’t have to think twice about accepting this challenge. It’s an exciting task that I’m really looking forward to,” said Kohfeldt, who will make his debut at Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday (3.30pm / Sky): “I will Use the short time until the next game to have a lot of conversations and get a first overview. There is a lot of quality and dynamism in this team, and we will now work together to bring it back onto the pitch. “
Kohfeldt was released from his duties at Werder in May of this year despite a contract until the summer of 2023. Borussia Dortmund’s technical director Edin Terzic was also recently considered a candidate.
“In the past few hours we have had many discussions and made a selection of possible candidates. We are happy that we were able to reach an agreement with Florian Kohfeldt and are convinced that he can identify with our path and that we can get back on the road to success with him will return, “said sports director Marcel Schäfer. After separating from van Bommel, Michael Frontzeck was promoted to interim coach at the Champions League participant.
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