Belgium - Ex-Hansa-Trainer Selimbegovic new trainer in Eupen
Mersad Selimbegovic is the new coach of Belgian Second Division football club KAS Eupen. The 42-year-old received a contract with the club from the German border region until 2026. After his separation from Hansa Rostock in May, Selimbegovic has a new task again. He took over the team of FC Hansa in the second half of the previous season, but could not prevent the relegation from the 2. Bundesliga in 17 games. The club management decided on a new beginning and hired Bernd Hollerbach as trainer for the 3. Liga. Before his engagement in Rostock, Selimbegovic worked for several years at SSV Jahn Regensburg, including in the 2. Bundesliga. KAS Eupen had fallen from the Jupiler Pro League, the first Belgian league, in the previous season. From July 2023 to March of this year, Florian Kohfeldt, the former trainer of Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg, was responsible for the team. KAS Eupen now hopes above all from Selimbegovic the further development of young players.
Mersad Selimbegovic hails from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where he coached Hansa Rostock before moving to Belgium. Despite joining Hansa Rostock midway through the previous season, he could not prevent their relegation from the 2. Bundesliga. Now, Selimbegovic finds himself in Belgium, leading KAS Eupen, a team that recently suffered relegation from the Jupiler Pro League, the top tier of Belgian soccer.
