Bundesliga
Bochum’s U-19 coach takes over after separating from Letsch
Heiko Butscher will look after the VfL Bochum professionals in the remaining six Bundesliga games. photo
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One day after parting ways with head coach Letsch, VfL Bochum presents its successor.
VfL Bochum leaves after parting ways with head coach Thomas Letsch with an internal solution in the final spurt of the season. In the remaining six games, U19 coach Heiko Butscher will be in the dugout of the relegation-threatened Bundesliga club, as the club announced.
The 43-year-old has once again acted as an interim solution in the past six years. Preferred candidate Peter Stöger (formerly Cologne and Dortmund) had previously turned down the Bochum candidate.
On Saturday (3:30 p.m./Sky), VfL, who are only three points ahead of the relegation zone, awaits 1. FC Heidenheim. “Heiko immediately agreed to take on this challenge. He knows VfL, he knows the situation at VfL and has proven that he can immediately reach a team in terms of content and emotion,” said Managing Director Sport Patrick Fabian.