SpVgg Unterhaching: Heiko Herrlich takes over as coach

SpVgg Unterhaching Heiko Herrlich takes over as coach
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Return to the game association

SpVgg Unterhaching: Heiko Herrlich takes over as coach

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Unterhaching has found a new coach after sensational talks with Felix Magath. It is not the former head coach who takes over at the third division club, but another well-known coach: former coach Heiko Herrlich returns to the playing association. Sven Bender remains at the club as as an assistant coach.

“My memories of the past at the gaming association are only positive, especially regarding the family atmosphere and cohesion in Unterhaching,” explained Herrlich, who was away at Haching 40 times between 2011 and 2012. L The former professional reached the Bundesliga via the U17s of FC Bayern and Jahn Regensburg, where he coached the teams of Bayer Leverkusen and FC Augsburg.

Herrlich expects a relegation battle at Unterhaching. The team has been at the bottom of the 3rd table since the last day of the first half of the season and is six points behind the Savings Bank. Herrlich said: “Now is the time to pool all our strengths and do everything we can to keep the 3rd League. With the well-trained coaching team around Sven Bender, all the collaborators and of course the fans, I am firmly convinced that we can achieve this together. »

Chairman Manfred Schwabl, who was reportedly rejected by coach icon Magath due to lack of development prospects, said of Herrlich and Bender: “His many years of experience as a coach, but also his great character, will certainly be an important negotiating point. chip in the coming months. He knows the club very well and especially our Hachinger Way, which we launched with him during his first mandate. I am also very pleased that Sven Bender has agreed to continue to play a central role in the coaching team in the future. I am sure we are now in the best possible position to survive the relegation battle and stay in the 3rd league.

Author: Jacqueline MANNESSIER