It has become apparent in the past few days and an agreement has now been reached.
Stefan Kuntz stops working as a German U21 coach and moves abroad.
Ankara - Now it's official!
U21 head coach Stefan Kuntz * is leaving the German Football Association (DFB) * and will be the new national coach for Turkey *.
The Turkish Football Association TFF announced this decision on Sunday (September 19).
Kuntz is supposed to sign his contract on Monday afternoon.
The successful coach of the German young footballers left for Turkey at the weekend.
In the Turkish national team, Kuntz, as the successor to the dismissed Senol Günes, should bring back sporting success.
With the German U21 team, Kuntz had won the European Championships twice in a total of three European Championship participations and reached another European Championship final.
Kuntz becomes national coach of Turkey - Ex-Bayern star Altintop made the deal perfect
In Turkey, the ex-striker, who became European champion as a player in 1996, meets an old friend.
Hamit Altintop, once active at FC Bayern Munich * in the Bundesliga *, had the decisive talks with Kuntz in the past few days - with success.
Altintop was able to convince Kuntz of a commitment in Turkey.
The DFB Presidium had already announced on Friday that in the event of an agreement, Kuntz would be given approval *. "Due to Stefan Kuntz's successes with the German U21 national team and his special relationship with Turkey, the DFB does not want to obstruct this next step in his career," the DFB announced in a message.
After his very successful time with the U21s, Kuntz also looked after the German selection at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. There, however, the team disappointed, also due to the lack of support from the Bundesliga. The clubs rarely posted players for Tokyo, so Kuntz had to tackle the Olympics with a mini-squad and failed. After returning from Japan, speculation about the future of the successful coach increased. Actually, Kuntz's contract runs until summer 2023.
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