As of: March 17, 2024, 10:10 a.m
By: Melanie Gottschalk
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According to several media reports, VfL Wolfsburg is parting ways with coach Niko Kovac.
The ex-Bayern coach has been working for the Wolves since summer 2022.
Wolfsburg – The 1:3 defeat against FC Augsburg was probably too much!
VfL Wolfsburg is parting ways with coach Niko Kovac.
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,
Kicker
and
Wolfsburger Allgemeine Zeitung
report this
unanimously.
Wolfsburg did not win any of the last eleven league games under Kovac, and with 25 points from the 26 games of the season, VfL is now closer to the relegation zone than to the international places they are aiming for.
Ex-Bayern coach Kovac fired in Wolfsburg: successor already traded
Possible successor candidates include former Bundesliga coach Ralph Hasenhüttl (most recently FC Southampton) and Matthias Jaissle (Al-Ahli), who are currently without a club.
Kovac, who had a contract with Lower Saxony until 2025, took up the job with the Wolves in the summer of 2022.
In his debut season he missed the desired European Cup qualification with eighth place.
This season there are six wins compared to 13 defeats.
The factory club suffered its third defeat in a row against Augsburg, and 14th place in the table is clearly not enough for Wolfsburg's high standards.
Ex-Bayern coach Niko Kovac apparently fired in Wolfsburg.
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Because of FSV Mainz 05's victory against VfL Bochum on Saturday (March 16th), Wolfsburg's gap to the relegation spot narrowed to just six points.
More information coming soon...