2nd league
Report: Hamburger SV separates from coach Tim Walter
According to media reports, HSV has separated from Tim Walter. photo
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Was that it for Tim Walter at HSV? According to a media report, the coach’s departure from the second division soccer team is a done deal.
According to information from the TV channel Sky, Hamburger SV has parted ways with its coach after a good two and a half years Tim Walter separated. Accordingly, the club bosses of the third-placed team in the 2nd Bundesliga, led by sports director Jonas Boldt, have decided to continue with immediate effect without the 48-year-old on the sidelines.
The six-time German champions have already failed five times in their attempt to finally get promoted back to the first league. After the sporting misdevelopment of the past few months, the HSV management apparently sees the danger of missing their big goal this season too.
Before Christmas, Walter was already on the brink. Then he received another clear order from sports director Boldt and sports director Claus Costa to stabilize his team. However, eight goals conceded in the first two home games of the new year against Karlsruher SC (3:4) and Hannover 96 (3:4) showed that the coach couldn’t manage it.
Walter moved to HSV in the summer of 2021. In the past 40 years, there have only been three coaches with a longer tenure in Hamburg: Ernst Happel (1981-1987), Benno Möhlmann (1992-1995) and Frank Pagelsdorf (1997-2001).