In Gladbach, you will quickly find what you are looking for after a short search for a coach. With Gerardo Seoane, a coach with Bundesliga experience takes over at the Foals.
Mönchengladbach - Borussia Mönchengladbach have announced their new coach in a club announcement and he is no stranger to the Bundesliga. Former Leverkusen coach Gerardo Seoane will take over the team and take over from Daniel Farke. The Foals are also getting personnel growth in the area of the sporting directorate.
| Gerardo Seoane | |
| Date of birth: | October 30, 1978 (age 44) in Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Coaching positions: | FC Luzern, BSC Young Boys, Bayer Leverkusen |
| Player stations: | FC Luzern, FC Sion, Deportivo La Coruña, AC Bellinzona, FC Aarau, Grasshoppers |
Virkus: Seoane fits in with Gladbach's approach to football
In the Gladbach club statement, sporting director Roland Virkus is quoted as saying about the signing of Gerardo Seoane: "Gerardo Seoane has worked successfully in various positions in recent years. He is a young but experienced coach who fits in with our approach to football and we are delighted to have him at Borussia Mönchengladbach with immediate effect."
Born in Lucerne, Seoane most recently worked at Bayer Leverkusen, where he was replaced by Xabi Alonso at the beginning of October. In Gladbach, he is now to accompany the upcoming upheaval and lead the fortunes of the Bayer Cross until at least 2026.
Gerardo Seoane will take over Borussia Mönchengladbach next season. © IMAGO/Laci Perenyi
Nils Schmadtke joins sporting director team
In addition to appointing a new head coach, Borussia also presented a new sporting director in Nils Schmadtke. The 34-year-old son of new Liverpool sporting director Jörg Schmadtke most recently worked as head of the scouting department at VfL Wolfsburg.
"With these personnel decisions, we are positioning ourselves more broadly in the sporting management," said Virkus. "Nils Schmadtke will take over the organisational management of the licensing area, he will be part of the sporting management team of our licensing area alongside Steffen Korell (Director of Scouting and Squad Planning) and myself."
Nils Schmadtke, pictured next to his father Jörg, is leaving VfL Wolfsburg to join Leverkusen. © IMAGO/Darius Simka
Farke released from Gladbach after just one season
After a season analysis, Borussia announced the expected separation from Farke last Friday. The 46-year-old only came to Gladbach at the beginning of the season and previously coached Norwich City and FK Krasnodar, among others. He had failed to convince those responsible at Borussia last season and had to pack his bags after just one season.
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As in the previous year, Gladbach finished tenth in the league. Many problems have been with the team for some time, and the task will be correspondingly difficult for Seoane. Borussia have scheduled the start of training for 9 July. Two weeks later, the training camp at Lake Tegernsee will take place. (dpa/sch)
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