Olympic bankruptcy! DFB coach Kuntz says goodbye: "body gives signals"

The early Olympic exit could have been the end of Stefan Kuntz as DFB coach.

In an interview, he hints at his departure.

Munich / Tokyo - The Olympic tournament was not a good star for the DFB stars from the start.

In the run-up to the 2021 Olympics *, coach Stefan Kuntz * had problems putting together a powerful squad.

The U21 coach actually had 100 players on his Olympic list, and in the end 18 stars agreed - three of them were goalkeepers.

In this respect, it was not really surprising that the DFB selection * failed in the preliminary round.

Already in the opening game against Brazil (2: 4) it could be seen that the team had morale, but the short preparation time did not lead to any miracles.

Olympia: Stefan Kuntz hints at farewell as DFB coach - "body gives signals"

Now, after the early Olympics, Kuntz is apparently seriously considering saying goodbye.

“My body gives clear signals that it is at the limit.

I'm going away for maybe two weeks now, turn off the cell phone.

Then I think about my future, ”the European champion from 1996 told

before the flight back to Germany

.

In June, Kuntz won the European Championship title for the second time after 2017 with the U21s, after which he had to put together an almost completely new team for the Olympics.

On September 3rd, again with a new team, the long way to the EM 2023 and with it the Olympics 2024 begins.

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His Olympic team would regret saying goodbye.

“If it was the last game it would of course be sad.

The coach is a great person and has shaped us into a unit.

It would be bitter if we had said goodbye to him now, ”said defender Jordan Torunarigha of the

.

Shortly after the break with the 1-1 draw against Ivory Coast, Kuntz reacted evasively to the question of his future.

“If I could say something about my future immediately after the game, I would not have been fully involved in the game.

I calmly worry about when I'm a little more rested, ”says the 58-year-old.

His contract with the DFB runs until 2023. Russian media recently reported that Kuntz was one of the candidates for the job of the Russian national coach.