Feldhofer takes the helm: New coaching adventure in Bruges!

Feldhofer takes the helm: New coaching adventure in Bruges!

Austria's football scene recently experienced an exciting change: Ferdinand Feldhofer, previously coach of Dinamo Tbilisi, is moving to the Jupiler Pro League in Belgium, where he will succeed Miron Muslic at Cercle Brugge. The 45-year-old Feldhofer has signed a contract until 2026 after Muslic had to leave due to the team's poor sporting performance, which is currently second to last in the table. This change follows an unfortunate defeat in the Georgian Cup final, which Feldhofer lost with Tbilisi on penalties - his first title as a coach therefore remained unrivaled, explains Today.at.

Coach changes and expectations

Feldhofer brings extensive experience: from November 2021 to October 2022 he worked for Rapid Vienna and achieved an average points average of 1.5 in 40 competitive games. He started his career successfully in Lafnitz and at Wolfsberger AC, which brought him to the position of head coach in Bruges. He expressed enthusiasm for Cercle's philosophical direction and plans to turn things around with his new team. “During our discussions it immediately became clear that we have the same ideas about football and style of play,” explained Feldhofer, expressing confidence in the quality of his new team Small newspaper.

His predecessor, Miron Muslic, led the team to fourth place in the previous season, which increases expectations for Feldhofer. With a firm belief in the quality of the team, he wants to take measures as quickly as possible to end the current misery. Whether he will succeed and when the trend reversal will occur remains to be seen. The coming games will be crucial to the club's fate this season.