Funkel leaves 1. FC Köln after successful ascent!

Funkel leaves 1. FC Köln after successful ascent!

Köln, Deutschland - Friedhelm Funkel again leaves 1. FC Köln, even though he has returned the club to the Bundesliga. The experienced trainer took over the trainer office at FC for the third time after Gerhard Struber was released. In a conversation on Friday afternoon, Funkel said that he did not want to wait until a majority decides for or against him. Despite the desire to continue working at FC, he saw no sense in the current situation. He emphasized that those responsible know what he can do and how well he knows the club reported Laola1 .

The decision to dismiss Funkel as a trainer fell after an analysis of sporting development. The board of the 1st FC Köln, who dismissed both managing director Sport Christian Keller and head coach Gerhard Struber with immediate effect, made it clear that new impulses are required. Thomas Kessler, the new sports director, expressed his trust. Keller, who has been in office since April 2022, had previously obliged Struber to compensate for the relegation of the club. Assistant coach Bernd Eibler was also released.

Funkel's return and the challenges

Friedhelm Funkel was the head coach of 1. FC Köln in different periods, most recently he worked in 2021. Now he returns to stabilize the club in the remaining games of the season. His main focus is on regaining belief in your own strength. Funkel, which is referred to as an "absolute FC expert", brings Matthias Lust as a co-trainer, as the club bosses explained fc.de

The frequent change of coaches in the Bundesliga, especially at 1. FC Köln, are in a larger context. According to an analysis, the FC is one of the clubs with the most coaches that take 46 change in second place in the league. The reasons for such frequent changes are sporty failures and high expectations of the coaching activities. Funkel's discharge shows that the promotion to the Bundesliga is not sufficient to guarantee a stable coaching era, as other clubs in the league make it clear Fussballfieber.de .