Apparently, Bo Svensson joins the Iron team.
Following their last-minute relegation, Union Berlin is shaking things up with a fresh set of leaders. It's been reported that a new managing director for professional soccer will be introduced, and now a new coach is on the horizon as well. Rumors say that the Köpenickers' top pick is coming.
Bo Svensson, a 44-year-old Dane, has been tipped to become the next head coach of 1. FC Union Berlin, according to Sky. The announcement is expected soon, possibly this week, and he'd be taking over from Nenad Bjelica, who was released before the season's end, along with interim coach Marco Grote. Svensson was reportedly the preferred choice of the Berliners after they announced Horst Heldt as their new managing director of professional soccer just this week. Based on Sky's report, Svensson and Heldt had a final meeting yesterday.
Svensson was previously coaching FSV Mainz 05 until 2023 and was even considered a potential replacement for Urs Fischer at the time. Oliver Ruhnert, who was returning to Union as head scout at his own request, had given Svensson glowing reviews recently.
Svensson is set to join Union Berlin in what could be described as a difficult situation. With a string of defeats, two coaching changes, and a nail-biting escape from the Bundesliga, the team is in disarray. The sense of collective unity and determination that propelled the Berliners to leave more established teams in their wake in recent years has been nearly absent.
Svensson holds a reputation as an intelligent, empathetic figure who is more likely to question his own actions than those of his players. After hanging up his professional soccer cleats in 2014, he had plans to study and potentially become a teacher for young people. But his compatriot Kasper Hjulmand convinced Svensson to enter the coaching sphere instead. After 10 years, Svensson has made it to the capital.
Source: https://www.union-blog.de/inhalt/bo-svensson-neuer-trainer-in-union-iberpruefen/
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Source: www.ntv.de
