Urs Fischer becomes the new coach of 1. FSV Mainz 05. Fischer succeeds the dismissed head coach Bo Henriksen. As the Rheinhessen announced, the Swiss signed a contract until the summer of 2028.
Mainz are currently in last place in the Bundesliga. The 59-year-old should lead the FSV to stay in the league; The gap to the relegation place is currently five points. Mainz have only won one of their 13 Bundesliga games so far this season and have collected six points, the fewest in the league. Last Friday, U23 coach Benjamin Hoffmann looked after the Mainz team on an interim basis during the 0-1 defeat against Borussia Mönchengladbach on the sidelines.
Fischer will make his debut in his new job on Thursday (9 p.m.) in the Conference League at Lech Poznan, before going to Bayern in the Bundesliga and then at home against FC St. Pauli, who are in second-to-last place in the table.
Fischer was born in Zurich. From July 2018 to November 2023 he worked at Union Berlinbut has not been active as a coach since then. This is his second stop in the Bundesliga; before his time in Berlin, he worked in Switzerland.
