Arminia Bielefeld has signed Italian coach Uli Forte. As the relegated team from the Bundesliga announced on Saturday, the 48-year-old has received a contract until June 30, 2024 and is moving from the Swiss second division club Yverdon Sport FC to Ostwestfalen. Before that, he was also a coach at Young Boys Bern, Grasshopper Zurich, FC St. Gallen and FC Zurich. During this time he won the Swiss Cup twice.
“I’m really looking forward to this challenge in the 2nd Bundesliga with Arminia. German football has always been a dream of mine. Now it’s finally starting at a big traditional club, ”said Forte in a club announcement. The start of training for the Bielefeld team is already a week away on June 11th.
Forte “convinced the club in the intensive and very good discussions with his emotional nature, his positive energy and many years of experience as head coach,” said Samir Arabi, Sport Managing Director at Arminia: “Together we want a new foundation in the 2nd Bundesliga build to stabilize and develop our team.”
Goalkeeping coach Marco Kostmann had coached the team since Frank Kramer separated after 13 months on April 20, but was unable to slow down the sporting downward trend of the penultimate table. He was assisted by 65-year-old Michael Henke, Ottmar Hitzfeld’s long-time assistant coach at Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Munich.
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