As of: February 12, 2024, 8:35 a.m
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Hamburger SV is planning to part ways with coach Tim Walter – after three home defeats.
Steffen Baumgart is considered a potential successor, reports Sky and Transfermarkt.de.
Hamburg – Hamburger SV is facing a change in the coaching position.
As the TV station “Sky” reported on Monday morning, the second division soccer team has decided to part ways with its long-time coach Tim Walter.
An official confirmation from the club is still pending, reports transfermarkt.de.
Media reports: HSV coach Tim Walter apparently fired
Tim Walter, who has been in charge of HSV's sporting fortunes since 2021, was able to establish himself as one of the club's longest-serving coaches since the era of Frank Pagelsdorf, who was at the helm between 1997 and 2001.
Nevertheless, the club management has now apparently drawn the line, especially after the recent 3-4 defeat in the northern duel against Hannover 96 - the third home defeat in a row.
According to media reports, Tim Walter is set to leave HSV.
(Symbolic photo) © Christian Charisius/dpa
After defeats: Talks about expelling the coach
The discussions about Walter's future at HSV have become more intense after this defeat.
After the game, sports director Jonas Boldt expressed reservations about the coach's position and emphasized the need to fundamentally rethink the way the team works.
“Of course a coach plays a very, very important role,” said Boldt.
He pointed out that they had already seen a need for improvement before the winter break, but that the desired results were not being achieved, especially in their own stadium.
“We can’t keep playing like this,” Boldt added.
Despite Walter's impressive record of an average of 1.82 points per game - the best value in HSV's second division history - the team did not manage to achieve promotion to the Bundesliga under his leadership.
They narrowly failed in relegation twice.
Steffen Baumgart is considered a possible successor.
The 52-year-old, who most recently coached 1. FC Köln, has been linked to the coaching position in Hamburg for weeks and is said to be open to a new challenge at HSV.
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