Matarazzo, from Stuttgart to Hoffenheim in four months

Hoffenheim now have a new coach: This Wednesday, the German club announced the appointment of American Pellegrino Matarazzo, replacing German André Breitenreiter, who was dismissed on Monday.

Matarazzo, 45, has signed until 2025 with Hoffenheim. His previous team was Stuttgart, which he joined in December 2019. The Mercedes-Benz Arena club fired him in October after three terms in office.

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The American coach will oversee a team that has not won in the Bundesliga since October 14 and that was a week ago. was eliminated by Leipzig from the German Cup in the round of 16. On the final day of the German championship, they fell 5-2 against Bochum, marking the end of Breitenreiter’s time in the position.

Hoffenheim, 14th in the table, is the sixth club (out of 18 in the Bundesliga) to change coaches since last summer. Before that, Pellegrino Matarazzo (Stuttgart) himself, Domenico Tedesco (Leipzig), Frank Kramer (Schalke), Gerardo Seoane (Bayer Leverkusen) and Thomas Reis (Bochum).

Fourth on the 10th day, with 17 points, tAfter seven defeats and two draws, it’s 19 and 3 from promotion and 5 from relegation. Materazzo will make his debut this Saturday against Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen.