New wind at Schalke 04: Miron Muslic takes over the coaching office!
New wind at Schalke 04: Miron Muslic takes over the coaching office!
Gelsenkirchen, Deutschland - Miron Muslic becomes the new coach of FC Schalke 04. The native Bosnian, who came to Austria as a child, has so far been rather unknown in Germany, but has already celebrated success in Belgium. With Cercle Bruges he reached the UEFA Conference League and led the team from the penultimate place in the penultimate place in the 2022/2023 season to eighth place in the Belgian league. In the following season, Muslic secured fifth place and reaching the group phase of the UEFA Conference League. Kleine Zeitung reports that Schalke used an exit clause in Muslic 'contract and paid an average six -figure sum plus bonuses. The exact modalities were agreed.
Thanks to the confidence of Schalke responsible and emphasized the open and honest exchange with the decision -makers of the association. Frank Baumann, from June 1st Sport, praised Muslics specialist and mediation competence, his leadership quality and resilience. Youri Mulder, director of professional football, sees Muslic as an important contact in the club's profile performance center. Schalke 04 describes Muslics style as active and intensive, inspired by Jürgen Klopp, with the goal, the club to stabilize and return to the Bundesliga in the medium term.Schalke's turbulent coaching past
FC Schalke 04 had considerable difficulties last season and fought in the relegation battle, and the season ended in 14th place. The frequent change of coaches has been a formative feature of club history since 2019; During this time, a total of twelve different trainers were employed, including three interim coaches. The last coach who was in office for at least two years was Mirko Slomka from 2006 to 2008. Statista that the change of coaches in the Bundesliga have increased continuously since 1963/1964.
Muslic's predecessor, Karel Geraerts, was replaced by Kees van Wonderen, followed by interim coach Jakob Fimpel. The integration of Muslic could be the key to the stability of the club, which also breaks into a new sporting era with the commitment of Frank Baumann.
Before moving to Schalke, Muslic was head coach at Plymouth Argyle, where he took over in January 2025. Despite his short engagement, he remained undefeated in 12 out of 21 games and even switched off the Liverpool FC in the FA Cup. In the meantime, Plymouth expressed resentment about the change, and Muslic thanked the club for the opportunity to have talks with Schalke before taking the new challenge.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Ort | Gelsenkirchen, Deutschland |
| Quellen | |