EC St. Pauli separates from coach Timo Schultz

Dhe second division football club FC St. Pauli has surprisingly parted ways with coach Timo Schultz and assistant coach Loic Fave. This was announced by the table fifteenth on Tuesday. The Hamburgers have thus “drawn the consequences from the negative sporting development in the 2022 calendar year”, as stated in a statement.

Co-trainer Fabian Hürzeler will initially take care of the team, which will start training again on December 9th. St. Pauli will start the second half of the season on January 29 with an away game at 1. FC Nürnberg.

“We always have to keep an eye on the overall well-being of FC St. Pauli – and our sporting record in the 2022 calendar year is that of a relegated team,” said club president Oke Göttlich. “This must change immediately and sustainably so that we take all measures to keep the class. The corona pandemic and skyrocketing energy costs are already presenting the club with massive problems.”

The former professional Schultz took over the Kiez club in July 2020 and failed in a close race last season to get promoted to the Bundesliga. “Timo is a deserving and genuine St. Paulian,” praised Göttlich. The decision was correspondingly difficult. “Whether as a player, assistant coach, coach or simply as a person: Timo Schultz was, is and will always be welcome at Millerntor and will be a part of FC St. Pauli,” he affirmed.

Schultz has held various positions at the club since 2005. As a player, he played for Holstein Kiel, VfB Lübeck and the Werder Bremen amateurs. Before his job as head coach, he was co-coach and youth coach at Hamburg.