Stefan Leitl appointed as new Hertha Berlin head coach

By Ultan Corcoran@UltanCorcoran

Hertha Berlin have opted in opposition to an interim coach, as a substitute buying the providers of Munich native Stefan Leitl.

 

Stefan Leitl has been appointed as head coach for Hertha Berlin, the membership from the German capital has introduced this afternoon. 

With a fourth consecutive defeat coming within the type of a 2-1 loss away to Fortuna Dusseldorf on Saturday, Cristian Fiel was sacked with fast impact. 

Hertha endured a dismal run of type with simply 1 win in 9 of their final outings which leaves the membership in 14th-place general. 

New head coach Leitl was in reality answerable for fellow 2.Bundesliga outfit Hannover 96 till New 12 months’s Eve when he was equally dismissed. 

The 47-year-old from Munich is again this time in Hertha colors, with a contract agreed till 2027. 

“We’re blissful that now we have been capable of recruit a really skilled coach in Stefan Leitl, who is aware of the league very nicely and has confirmed in his earlier positions that he can form and develop groups and gamers.

“We’re satisfied that with Stefan Leitl and his assistant coach Andre Mijatović we’ll rapidly get again on observe,” mentioned Hertha sports activities director Benjamin Weber.

Regardless of his sacking, Leitl remains to be below contract with Hannover till this summer season. Hertha are believed to owe Die Roten a reported €200,000 within the technique of signing their new man.