Norbert Elgert has not yet decided when he will end his coaching career at Schalke 04. As the cult youth coach reveals to ‘Sport Bild’, there will no longer be another full-blown announcement that will ultimately have to be conceded again: “I won’t set a deadline like that again anytime soon.” Elgert announced his departure back in 2016, and at the beginning of the current season he is said to have informed the club that it would be his last season as coach of the U19s. At the general meeting in mid-November, sports director Frank Baumann announced the contract extension.
“There were several factors why I continued: On the one hand, my family was very much in favor of it and supported me very much in the idea. On the other hand, the club management: Frank Baumann, a stroke of luck for Schalke, is also completely behind me. But most importantly: my players, who still trust me despite the big age difference. And: players also come to us because I’m still there.”Elgert explains the change of heart. The 68-year-old is considered a young talent guru, after all, he led later superstars such as Manuel Neuer, Mesut Özil and Leroy Sané into the professional sector.
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