Union Berlin, the surprise leaders of the Bundesliga, have announced the renewal of their coach Urs Fischer and his assistant Markus Hoffmann, whose contracts expire at the end of this season .
The Berlin club did not specify the duration of the agreement, although president Dirk Zingler assured that both coaches “will continue to be Unioners for years to come.”
Zingler also emphasized that “Urs Fischer is an excellent coach who, together with the entire coaching staff, has led us to the most successful sporting phase in the history of our club. There is no doubt in any of us that we will not continue. our successful cooperation.”
He arrived in 2018 and in one year achieved the historic promotion
Swiss-born Fischer took over the Union Berlin bench in July 2018 and in his first season led them to promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time in their history. Together with Hoffmann, he led the team in continuous development.
Thus, Union Berlin finished 11th in its debut in the elite of German football, in seventh place in the 2020-2021 academic year and fifth in 2021-20-22, qualifying for the Europa League
They are currently leaders of the Bundesliga after seven games played and are the only undefeated team, although in the Europa League they lost both games against Union Saint-Gilloise (0-1) and Sporting Braga (1-0).
“I feel at home”
“What we experienced together over the years was incredible,” Fischer confesses of his time in East Berlin’s Köpenick district. “It’s hard for me to put it into words. As I often say, I feel like home.” Union Berlin is the only club from the former East Germany among the 18 Bundesliga participants.
Source: La Verdad
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