Steffen Baumgart is no longer the coach of 1. FC Köln. According to the club, the 51-year-old and the management have agreed to part ways.
The Bundesliga soccer team 1. FC Köln, which is in serious danger of relegation, and coach Steffen Baumgart apparently go their separate ways. The club informed about the “joint decision” to end the cooperation.
Who will follow Steffen Baumgart?
How the succession should be regulated initially remained open. Baumgart’s contract with FC ran until June 2025; he took over Cologne in the summer of 2021 and reached the Conference League with them in his first season.
Cologne is in second-to-last place after 16 games with just ten goals and ten points. On Wednesday, FC lost 2-0 at Union Berlin at the end of the year.
Immediately after the 2-0 defeat in the capital, Baumgart was surprisingly open about his own future. Of course, his position will also be discussed, especially this one, he whispered into the press conference microphone. “It’s clear, in the situation we are in, that we question everything, including the coach. It’s not about me personally, it’s about him “It’s about the whole thing and it doesn’t look good for us,” he said.
1. FC Köln was his club
To the question of the pay TV channel SkyWhen asked whether he was thinking about throwing in the towel, the 51-year-old replied: “Cologne is my club. If you work at a club like that for two and a half years, then it’s not about whether I throw in the towel “It’s just about what’s best for FC. We all have a responsibility and we have to face it.”
Source: Stern
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