The Adi Hütter era is over after just one year at Borussia Mönchengladbach. Immediately after the 5-1 win against TSG Hoffenheim on Saturday, the club and the coach announced their separation. It was mutually agreed to go their separate ways. Hütter still had a contract in Gladbach until June 30, 2024.
“We agree that this decision is the right one for both sides,” said sporting director Roland Virkus. “Our task now is to draw the conclusions from the processing of the season and to initiate the appropriate measures in order to prepare for the new season in a new constellation at the end of June,” said Max Eberl’s successor .
Hütter had just announced his farewell to the Sky TV station. “I would like to put all speculation aside. After many intensive, good, respectful discussions, we mutually agreed that we would go our separate ways. Today was my last game here at Borussia Mönchengladbach,” said the 52-year-old . The two assistant coaches Christian Peintinger and Armin Reutershahn will also no longer work for Borussia. After their sports director Eberl in January, the Gladbachers have now also lost the head coach brought in by Eberl.
Another farewell: Weinzierl leaves Augsburg
There is also a change of coach at FC Augsburg: Coach Markus Weinzierl announced this decision after the last Bundesliga game against SpVgg Greuther Fürth (2-1) on the TV station sky. That was his “last game”, said the 47-year-old on Saturday. For him it was the “right decision”.
“The heart hurts”: For coach Markus Weinzierl at FC Augsburg it’s over for the second time.
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Weinzierl informed the team of his move shortly after the final whistle. Players should be the first to know. Weinzierl pointed out that there had been no talks with the club about his future. Manager Stefan Reuter was not privy to his decision, said the former Schalke coach and showed clear cracks in the relationship.
“It wasn’t planned that way. My heart hurts too,” said Weinzierl, who has been in charge of FC Augsburg again in his second term since April 2021. Even during his early days, the relationship with Reuter was not unencumbered.