Bundesliga - Ex-professional Bungert new assistant coach at Mainz 05
Bundesliga soccer team FSV Mainz 05 has started the new year with a new coaching team. Ex-professional Niko Bungert and Sören Hartung took to the pitch for the first time at the start of training on Monday as assistants to Jan Siewert, who was promoted to permanent head coach shortly before Christmas.
Bungert played a total of 218 competitive matches for Mainz between 2008 and 2019 and already acted as assistant coach to Achim Beierlorzer in the 2019/20 season. Most recently, the 37-year-old represented the Rheinhessen club as a club ambassador and completed his coaching training at the same time.
Former U17 coach Hartung also has experience in his new role. He already worked alongside current sporting director Martin Schmidt in the Bundesliga from 2015 to 2017.
Mainz fly to Marbella in Spain this Tuesday for a six-day training camp. In their first competitive match after the winter break, the relegation-threatened 16th-placed team will host VfL Wolfsburg on January 13.
Club announcement
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- Niko Bungert, a former professional player with 218 competitive matches under his belt for FSV Mainz 05 between 2008 and 2019, is now an assistant coach in the Bundesliga soccer league for Mainz 05.
- The Rhineland-Palatinate club, FSV Mainz 05, began the new year with a new coaching team, promoted Jan Siewert to a permanent head coach position, and introduced Bungert and Sören Hartung as assistant coaches.
- Bungert's coaching journey continued in the 2019/20 season as an assistant coach to Achim Beierlorzer in the Bundesliga and more recently served as a club ambassador for Mainz, finishing his coaching training at the same time.
- FSV Mainz 05 will be traveling to Marbella, Spain, for a six-day training camp before their first competitive match after the winter break against VfL Wolfsburg on January 13, as they work towards improving their 16th-placed relegation-threatened position in the Bundesliga.
- Hartung, a former U17 coach, also brings experience to his new role as an assistant coach, having worked alongside the current sporting director Martin Schmidt in the Bundesliga from 2015 to 2017.
- Born and raised in Mainz, Bungert shared his excitement for the new role by expressing his passion for soccer and love for his hometown during the Christmas season.
Source: www.stern.de
