Tradition meets the future: Trainer duo extends at Spieli Erlangen!

Tradition meets the future: Trainer duo extends at Spieli Erlangen!

In a festive atmosphere, significant news at the Christmas party of the Spieli was announced: Holger Müller, department head, announced with joy that the contracts of the successful coaching team around Lukas Gerstle and David Kühl for the first team as well as Frank Grupp and Gernot Pörschmann for the second team were extended until 25/26. Gerstle, an own plant, has impressively led the first team back to the district league. As he emphasizes, the coaching team continues to feel comfortable in its role and sees great potential for the second half of the season. "We would like to continue working with the team," explains Gerstle with enthusiasm, while he praises the positive atmosphere in the club. After a bumpy start, the team stabilized and got ten points from the last four games, which raises the mood.

fundraising campaign in favor of the children's clinic

The social commitment of the players who also called for a fundraiser during the Christmas party are particularly remarkable. Three football players, including Gerstle and Kühl, handed over a donation of 1,000 euros to the children's and youth clinic of the University Hospital Erlangen. This sum was increased by the CEO Peter Scholten, who has already supported the clinic projects several times. Prof. Dr. Joachim Wölfle, director of the clinic, thanked the players warmly and emphasized that the donated funds are used for important measures in the interests of the patients. This cooperation between sport and social responsibility underlines the close binding of the players about the community and their willingness to do good.

The anticipation for the second half of the season is noticeable, and the opening game against the top team Mügeldorf is seen by coach Gerstle as challenging. Despite the challenges, the goal is clear: securing the relegation and getting the best out of the six home games in the coming year. In this way, the successful connection of sporting ambition and social engagement is further strengthened.

Further information on the support of the children's and youth clinic can be found in the report on uk-erlangen . Details on the trainer contracts can also be found on