Positive corona test: Ex-Bayern coach misses Hertha debut - Magath in quarantine

Created: 03/17/2022Updated: 03/17/2022 21:27

By: Patrick Mayer

Interim coach at Hertha BSC: Felix Magath, once at Bayern.

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Felix Magath, new coach of Hertha BSC, tested positive for the corona virus and thus missed his Bundesliga comeback on the sidelines.

Munich/Berlin – 68 years old, Franke, ex-coach of FC Bayern*: He should save Hertha BSC from relegation from the Bundesliga* – actually.

We're talking about Felix Magath, who is considered rigorous and has already coached VfB Stuttgart, VfL Wolfsburg, Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Schalke nationally.

Hertha BSC: Positive corona test for ex-Bayern coach Felix Magath

But: This Thursday, the Berliners announced that a corona test by the warhorse coach was positive.

That's why he will miss the originally planned Bundesliga comeback on the sidelines against 1899 Hoffenheim on Saturday (3:30 p.m.).

Magath should prevent Hertha's first relegation since 2010 after the board around sports director Fredi Bobic fired predecessor Tayfun Korkut after five defeats in a row and only two points from the last nine games.

The former Bayern coach (2004 - 2007) * had to go into quarantine in his hotel room.

In the video: Hertha BSC – Coach Felix Magath is missing against Hoffenheim on Saturday

As the Berliners announced, Magath was “almost symptom-free”.

As the

writes, he is represented on the sidelines by his assistant Mark Fotheringham.

The former Munich player led a very intensive training session immediately after his commitment, according to Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, where Hertha is based.

In order to prepare the Berlin professional team, which started the season with completely different expectations, for the relegation battle, Magath hired athletic trainer Werner Leuthard.