Ferdinand Feldhofer takes over the helm at Cercle Bruges!

Ferdinand Feldhofer takes over the helm at Cercle Bruges!

Tiflis, Georgien - The adventure of Georgia for Ferdinand Feldhofer is over because it now changes to Cercle Bruges. The 45-year-old Austrian was previously coach at Rapid Vienna in November 2021 to October 2022 and then took over the tax at Dinamo Tbilisi. There he reached the Georgian Cup final, which was lost in penalty shootout. In addition, the club disappointed in the league and only landed in seventh place. In mutual agreement, the contract was terminated, as oe24.at reported.

Now Feldhofer has signed a contract with the Belgians until the end of the current season, with the option for extension. Cercle Bruges had previously separated from coach Miron Muslic, who has been the team since September 2022. Muslic led the club to fourth place last season, which led to the qualification for the Europa League, but the descent to Conference League followed. After just one week Bakam Feldhofer the opportunity to lead the recently performing team, which is in the penultimate place after 17 laps. "I can absolutely identify myself with the philosophy of Cercle and I am fully convinced of the quality of the player group," said Feldhofer in his first statement on the club website, such as Transfermarkt.de reported.

nights challenges in Bruges

For Cercle Bruges, decisive games will be given in the coming weeks, including two games in the Conference League and three league games. Managing Director Alexander Vantyghem announced the goal of a rapid improvement in the table in Feldhofer. The new Trainer takes over a team, which also includes the young Dortmund Paris Brunner, who has been playing at the club on a loan since summer. Brunner, a U17 world and European champion from 2023, has so far disappointed in ten competitive games and remains without a goal participation. Feldhofer thus has a challenging task to get the team back on course in the Belgian league.