“We cannot be satisfied with the composition of the squad”
Stand: 30.05.2021
First the rescue, then the separation – Horst Heldt is no longer managing director of 1. FC Köln
Source: dpa / Rolf Vennenbernd
1. FC Köln saved themselves in relegation from the seventh relegation in the club’s history. For the managing director it’s over. Horst Heldt has to leave 1. FC Köln. The club clearly states the reasons in a message.
AIn the evening after the rescue, Horst Heldt sat behind the wheel of his Ford Mustang and drove the more than 500 kilometers from Kiel back to Cologne. The FC boss is afraid of flying. It should have been his last business trip for FC.
Heldt is no longer managing director of 1. FC Köln. That’s what the “kicker” reports. According to this, the 51-year-old should have been informed about his leave of absence on Sunday afternoon. In the evening, the table confirmed 16. the Bundesliga made this decision. Former FC keeper Thomas Kessler, supervisory board member Jörg Jakobs and licensed player manager Lukas Berg are to take over the responsibilities of Heldt on an interim basis.
Less than 24 hours after the 5: 1 in the second leg of the relegation against Holstein Kiel and the relegation associated with it, the surprising separation between Heldt and Cologne follows. For weeks there have been rumors that the 51-year-old will be eliminated from the club for which he has already played as a player, but that this happens on the day after relegation is still surprising.
Kiel’s trainer Ole Werner (left) claps after the relegation with Horst Heldt
Quelle: Getty Images/Martin Rose
“We are very grateful to Horst Heldt that he took over the post at 1. FC Köln under difficult conditions and that he gave everything for FC. We know how much he has our club in his heart – so the step was not easy for us, “said Werner Wolf, President of 1. FC Köln, in a press release to justify the step:” But we can with the combination of the squad and the sporting development in the past season are not satisfied. “
Has been with FC since 2019
When Heldt was asked during the week whether he was surprised by rumors of a possible leave of absence in the event of relegation, he replied: “I was not surprised. I would be surprised if something else would surprise me at 1. FC Köln. ”Now he is certain.
Heldt took over the job of managing director of Armin Veh in November 2019. With him, the club held twice the class for individual decisions, including questionable player transfers and an extension of ex-coach Markus Gisdol’s contract in the summer of 2020, but he was still criticized again and again.
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