Now the trainer question is also clarified…
Dieter Hecking (58) will return to the bench in Borussia Park for the Legends Kick on December 17 (7 p.m.) between the current professional team of Daniel Farke (46) and the “Legends of the Park”.
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Hecking was always well received by the fans with his calm and level-headed manner. In January 2017, Hecking took over the foals to prepare for the second half of the 2016/17 season as successor to André Schubert (51). At the time, Borussia was a little out of shape in terms of sport and, after 16 match days, was only three points away from the relegation zone.
Hecking stabilized Gladbach in the next few seasons. In May 2019, Hecking surprisingly had to vacate his place with the professionals – although he ended up in a good 5th place with the team, which secured participation in the Europa League.
Because the then manager Max Eberl (49) wanted to take the club to the next level with the commitment of Marco Rose (46). Didn’t really work out after a good start – after all, Eberl is now allowed to continue working with his dream coach in Leipzig…
Hecking’s record as a VfL coach is quite impressive. In 98 competitive games under him, the FohlenElf had 44 wins, 22 draws and 32 defeats. In the legends game, Hecking (who has been the sports director at 1. FC Nürnberg since the 2019/20 season) can now draw on the full.
The list of legends who have already confirmed: Igor de Camargo, Juan Arango, Filip Daems, Roel Brouwers, Marko Marin, Rob Friend, Marcell Jansen, Raffael, Vaclav Sverkos, Igor De Camargo, Oliver Neuville, Mike Hanke, Jeff Strasser, Peer Kluge Ivo Ulich, Igor Demo, Thorben Marx, Michael Delura, Mo Idrissou or Kahê.
Cult captain Martin Stranzl is also returning to Borussia Park – but he won’t be playing, but will be commenting on the game on the line with stadium announcer Torsten Knippertz.
