Struber: Ascent with FC Köln within reach!

Struber: Ascent with FC Köln within reach!

Gerhard Struber, the new head coach of 1st FC Köln, has made remarkable progress with the team in the past few weeks. Since taking office in the second Bundesliga, FC has shown a positive trend, with three of the last four games being won, most recently a 2-2 draw against Hannover 96. In an interview with the Kronen Zeitung Expressed from this valley and created a systematics again gives." FC Köln is currently seventh place in the league, only one point behind the direct promotion.

difficult times and new challenges

Before his time in Cologne, Struber worked for FC Red Bull Salzburg, where he was released in April 2023 after a creative crisis. Under its leadership, the association experienced a challenging phase, which was characterized by a period of weakness and a cup outline against the SK Sturm Graz. "My children were mobbed in the stadium," said Struber in retrospect about the "difficult time" in Salzburg. His responsibility ended with the bulls, while the team is now in the seventh place in the Bundesliga, compared with his time when they held first place.

Struber, who is also familiar with emerging talents in development, sees his task at FC as challenging, but has great joy and enthusiasm for the upcoming tasks. "I want to get to know FC as soon as possible to achieve our goals," said Struber and promised to bring positive energy and hard work into the team. The 2024-25 season promises to be exciting for FC under its leadership, while the team is preparing for the DFB Cup round of round against Hertha BSC.