Feldhofer is supposed to save GAK from relegation - new promotion rooms!

Feldhofer is supposed to save GAK from relegation - new promotion rooms!

The Graz athletic sports club (GAK) reacted to the sporting descent and committed Ferdinand Feldhofer as a new coach. The step comes one day after the official release of Rene Poms, who was only able to win three victories for the traditional club in 13 games. Under his direction, the GAK recently remained without any significant success and fell to the last place in the table, tied with Altach. However, the club management was optimistic about the new era with Feldhofer, who, as a former defender of the local rival Sturm Graz, has already gained experience in Austrian football. Kleine Zeitung reports that the commitment Feldhofers is the third stop this season.

Feldhofer previously worked at SV Lafnitz, WAC and Rapid as well as internationally at Dinamo Tbilisi in Georgia and most recently at Cercle Bruges. In the latter, he spent a short term of 17 games in which he had five victories, eight draws and four defeats. Matthias Urlesberger, the previous assistant coach of the GAK, will also be part of the coaching staff in the future. Feldhofer emphasizes the need to bundle the forces in the club and is optimistic about working with the players.

successor of Poms

The GAK leadership had already thought about possible successors in advance after the decision on the exemption of Poms had been made. There were several coaches with Bundesliga experience, including two former Rapid coaches: Zoran Barisic and Andreas Heraf, in addition to Feldhofer. Barisic was recently without a club, while Heraf had to descend from the Bundesliga with Austria Lustenau. Feldhofer, however, emerged as the favorite for the coaching position.

The GAK responsible hope that Feldhofer can bring about the turn through his experience and commitment. Sports director Dieter Elsneg emphasizes that you are relating to an experienced trainer with Feldhofer, but does not provide any information about the contract modalities. In view of the statistics on the change of coach, the question arises whether this measure actually brings the desired effect. SPIEGEL examines this phenomenon and indicates that frequent change of coaches do not necessarily lead to a positive result in the past.

Feldhofer is aware of the challenges and has clearly communicated his ambitions. The next ten games will be crucial for the GAK to secure a place in the league and avoid relegation. The association has mixed feelings on this development, but remains optimistic that Feldhofer can lead the team Reshuffle and to new success.