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Former Mainz boss Bo Svensson has been appointed Union Berlin coach, the club confirmed on Thursday. Denmark's Svensson succeeds Nenad Bjelica who had to go in early May, and caretaker Marco Grote. Union gave no details such as the length of Svensson's contract. The club said the decision was reached in close cooperation with incoming new professional football managing director Horst Heldt, and his predecessor Oliver Ruhnert. "We have decided for a fresh sporting start in summer and are convinced that Bo Svensson is a coach who fits well into our club," Union president Dirk Zingler said in a s...
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Former Mainz boss Bo Svensson is to be unveiled as Union Berlin coach this week, Sky TV reported on Thursday. Sky said that Svensson and new Union professional football managing director Horst Heldt held final talks the previous day. Union avoided a Bundesliga relegation/promotion play-off tie on the final matchday Saturday with a last-minute 2-1 victory against Freiburg, after finishing fourth the previous season. Denmark's Svensson coached Mainz from 2021 until last November has been a top candidate for Union since club icon Urs Fischer was dismissed in autumn. Svensson is to follow Nenad Bj...
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Former Mainz boss Bo Svensson is to take the coaching job at Union Berlin, the Sportbuzzer news portal reported on Wednesday. Union, who only escaped relegation in the final Bundesliga matchday last weekend and thanks to goal difference, are looking for a replacement for Nenad Bjelica. Svensson coached Mainz from 2021 to 2023 and has been a top candidate for Union since club icon Urs Fischer was dismissed in November. "Why wouldn't Bo Svensson be a good fit for Union? He was really successful at Mainz and is an experienced and committed Bundesliga coach. I think that could be a good fit," form...
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Relegation-threatened Union Berlin have extended the contract with captain Christopher Trimmel ahead of the final Bundesliga matchday this weekend, the club said on Thursday. Trimmel has been with the team since 2014, but Union didn't disclose any detail of the new deal. "I've been part of the Union family for a decade now and together we've achieved more than I could ever have dreamed of," the player said. Men's football director Oliver Ruhnert added: "Christopher has been an integral part of this club for many years and an identification figure for players and fans alike. We are delighted to...
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Union Berlin's interim coach Marco Grote said the Berliners should take advantage of Cologne being in a worse position in their big Bundesliga relegation clash on Saturday. "Cologne's situation is that they are under pressure to win the game. We want to win it too," Grote, appointed for the rest of the season after the sacking of Nenad Bjelica on Monday, told a press conference. With a win on Saturday and a victory for Borussia Dortmund at Mainz, the fourth-bottom Berliners could secure their place in the Bundesliga with one matchday left. Cologne can only stay afloat with a win. The 52-year-o...
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Relegation-threatened Union Berlin parted ways with coach Nenad Bjelica on Monday, a day after the Bundesliga club's president had given the Croatian his backing. Union lost 4-3 at home to relegation rivals Bochum on Sunday and sit one point and one place above the relegation play-off spot with two games to play. Bjelica only took the job in Novmeber after Urs Fischer was sacked after a poor run, despite securing a first Champions League berth the season before. A club statement said Marco Grote, together with existing assistant coach Marie-Louise Eta, is being placed in temporary charge for t...
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Union Berlin coach Nenad Bjelica has been given the backing of club president Dirk Zingler despite reports saying he will be sacked at the end of the season. "Nenad Bjelica has our full support," Zingler told on DAZN on Sunday shortly before the Bundesliga home game against Bochum. On Wednesday, Kicker magazine reported that they would soon part ways but combustible Croatian Bjelica, who took over from Urs Fischer earlier in the season, said he had heard nothing from the club. Zingler confirmed there had been no such talks, with Union not yet clear of Bundesliga relegation. "We are not affecte...
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Union Berlin coach Nenad Bjelica said that there have been no talks with the club about ending his contract after a report said that he would be dismissed in summer. "We haven't discussed this matter at all. I can't control what's reported. I can only control how I prepare my team," Bjelica said in a news conference on Friday. The Kicker sports magazine reported on Wednesday that Union and Bjelica were to part ways at the end of the season. The Croatian, who reportedly has a contract until 2025, took over from club icon Urs Fischer in November and led Union out of the bottom of the Bundesliga ...
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Union Berlin and coach Nenad Bjelica are to part ways in summer, according to the Kicker sports magazine. The Croatian, who reportedly has a contract until 2025, took over from club icon Urs Fischer in November and led Union out of the bottom of the Bundesliga table. However, with three games left this season and after just one win from the last nine games, the Berlin club is once again under serious threat of relegation. Union didn't want to comment on the report when asked by dpa on Wednesday. Bjelica's agent Alen Augustincic, meanwhile, told broadcasters Sky the they were surprised that suc...
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Union Berlin aim to beat Bayern Munich for the first time in their fight against relegation on Saturday, hoping that their famous opponents have one eye on their Champions League semi-finals. Bayern have lost the Bundesliga title race to Bayer Leverkusen and the European elite event is now their only chance to avoid a season without a trophy. Record winners Real Madrid are their next opponents in the semi-finals starting on April 30. "If I were Bayern Munich coach I would definitely think about the semi-final against Real Madrid. That has priority. We will try to take advantage of that," Union...
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