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Markus Weinzierl
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Coach Markus Weinzierl leaves FC Augsburg.
The coach of the Bundesliga soccer club announced this decision after the last Bundesliga game against SpVgg Greuther Fürth (2-1) on the Sky TV channel.
That was his "last game," said the 47-year-old on Saturday.
For him it was the “right decision”.
Weinzierl informed the team of his move shortly after the final whistle.
Players should be the first to know.
Weinzierl pointed out that there had been no talks with the club about his future.
Manager Stefan Reuter was not privy to his decision, said the former Schalke coach and showed clear cracks in the relationship.
"It wasn't planned that way," said Weinzierl.
"My heart hurts too." He would have liked to have stayed in Augsburg for a long time.
Higher demands than relegation battle
You have to "put everything to the test" and also "question every position," Weinzierl announced on Thursday.
"Until now" there have been no talks about extending his contract.
In the "next week" Weinzierl and FC Augsburg wanted to talk about the future, but that won't happen again.
"I also have one or two questions that are then decisive," said Weinzierl, citing examples: "What does the club want to achieve?
What are the goals?
What are the requirements?” Playing against relegation is not enough for him: “It is clear that you want more.
That it is always the task to finish above your budget, above your means," explained Weinzierl, who has been with the FCA in his second term since April 2021.
The relationship with Reuter was not unencumbered even during his early days.
Hütter is also going
Borussia Mönchengladbach also needs a new coach for the coming season.
Adi Hütter, who was only signed by Eintracht Frankfurt at the beginning of the season, also announced his departure from the Sky TV station.
They would "go their separate ways by mutual agreement," said the Austrian, whose contract in Gladbach would not have expired until 2024.
Hütter had played a changeable but mostly disappointing season with the Gladbachers.
Isolated highlights such as the 5-0 victory in the DFB Cup against FC Bayern Munich were offset by numerous bad results, with Borussia clearly missing out on the European Cup ranks in tenth place.
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