The stumbling capital city club reacts to the sporting crisis and separates from its Hungarian coach. An old friend from the Bundesliga will take over until the end of the season.
Pál Dárdai is no longer the head coach of Hertha BSC. As the Berlin Bundesliga team announced on Monday, the 45-year-old Hungarian will be released from his duties with immediate effect. In addition to Dardai, the assistant coaches Zecke Neuendorf and Admir Hamzagic were also on leave. Takes over until the end of the season Tayfun Korkut as head coach.
Managing Director Fredi Bobic said in a club announcement: “With Tayfun Korkut we would like to give the team new impulses and new input. Tayfun has already proven in the past that he not only stabilizes a team, but also with his meticulous and passionate work and his idea from football. “
Korkut: “I am full of energy”
Korkut last trained VfB Stuttgart in 2018. Before that, he was coach at Bayer Leverkusen, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Hannover 96, among others. “I would like to thank Fredi Bobic and everyone else in charge at Hertha BSC for their trust. I am full of energy and am really looking forward to this exciting task,” said Corkut.
New on the sidelines of Hertha BSC: Tayfun Korkut will take over the Berliner until the end of the season. (Source: Joachim Sielski / imago images)
At the same time, Bobic thanked Dárdai: “We would like to thank you Pál Dárdai express my thanks for his work. He took over the team in a difficult situation last season and kept it in the class under challenging circumstances. “
The capital club had only played 1: 1 against fellow relegation competitor Augsburg on Saturday and only received the equalizer at the last second. With only 14 points after 13 games, Hertha is only in 14th place.