Kaiserslautern part ways with coach Schuster
1. FC Kaiserslautern has surprisingly parted company with coach Dirk Schuster. This was announced by the second-division soccer club, which has been winless for five matches.
Schuster took over in May 2022 and led the Red Devils to the Bundesliga 2 shortly afterwards. Like the 55-year-old, his assistant Sascha Franz was also relieved of his duties.
"FCK is reacting to the current sporting situation in the Palatinate by releasing the coaches. After an unsatisfactory second half of last season in terms of results, the team was able to start a positive series in the first third of the season, but overall the trends show an unsatisfactory development, so that those responsible have decided to take this step," the club announced.
Wimmer hot successor candidate
Despite the recent negative series, the coach quake in the Palatinate had not been on the cards, at least not publicly. The hot candidate for the vacant position is Michael Wimmer, who is under contract with Austria Vienna and with whom FCK is said to have already held talks, according to information from "Kicker".
Schuster was appointed as the successor to Marco Antwerpen at the end of the 2021/22 third division season - just before the ultimately successful promotion relegation against Dynamo Dresden. Last season, he led FCK to ninth place as a promoted team. In the current season, Kaiserslautern currently occupy eleventh place with 18 points.
Dirk Schuster's tenure with 1st FC Kaiserslautern in Bundesliga 2 recently came to an end, following the team's winless streak of five matches. Michael Wimmer, currently coaching Austria Vienna, has emerged as a potential successor for Schuster, with reports indicating that talks have already taken place between the two parties.
Source: www.dpa.com
