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Carl Zeiss Jena releases coaching team around boss Klingbeil

After a poor start, Jena had turned a corner in the Regionalliga. But after two defeats at the end of the year, a new coach will be on the sidelines in 2024.

Coach René Klingbeil (FC Carl Zeiss Jena) in a Sky Sport interview before the match. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
Coach René Klingbeil (FC Carl Zeiss Jena) in a Sky Sport interview before the match. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Regional league - Carl Zeiss Jena releases coaching team around boss Klingbeil

Regional league soccer club FC Carl Zeiss Jena has released the coaching team around head coach René Klingbeil. After an "intensive and in-depth analysis and evaluation of the first half of the season and the associated sporting development of the entire team", according to the press release on Friday, "the decision was made to make a change to the coaching team as part of the overall strategic direction of the club and the further implementation of the future concept." In addition to Klingbeil, assistant coach René Lange and goalkeeping coach Nico Hinz have also been relieved of their duties.

The ambitious Thuringians, who finished the previous season second in the table, are in eighth place with 23 points after 17 matchdays, 14 points behind league leaders Greifswalder FC. After a poor start with five games without a win, the team recovered, but were beaten 5-2 by relegation-threatened Chemnitzer FC and FSV Zwickau at the end of the season. Klingbeil defended the state cup title with Jena last season and has already reached the semi-finals this season.

Those responsible at the fourth division club, led by new sporting director Stefan Böger, who was appointed at the beginning of November, now want to find a successor "in the next few days at full speed".

Carl Zeiss Jena website Press release from Carl Zeiss Jena

Read also:

  1. Despite the release of their coaching team, FC Carl Zeiss Jena from Thuringia continues their journey in the Regional league, aiming to improve their current eighth position with 23 points after 17 matchdays.
  2. The training team that included head coach René Klingbeil, along with assistant coach René Lange and goalkeeping coach Nico Hinz, was dismissed by Carl Zeiss Jena, citing the need for a change to align with their strategic direction and future concept.
  3. The successful Carl Zeiss Jena, renowned for winning the state cup title last season and reaching the semi-finals this season, is now searching for a new coaching team as indicated in their press release, with new sporting director Stefan Böger leading the search in the coming days.

Source: www.stern.de

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