🚨 The manager everyone wants: Media claim Werder land top coach
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He just played in the relegation playoffs with his club, and now he's changing teams! Horst Steffen is expected to become the new coach at Werder Bremen. 'Bild' was the first to report this, and now 'DeichStube' has also confirmed it.
So Steffen is turning his back on Elversberg and will succeed Ole Werner in Bremen. According to the 'Bild' report, the 56-year-old was considered the preferred choice on the Weser. 'DeichStube' adds that an agreement has now been reached on all points regarding the move.
With this, the Green-Whites have prevailed against notable competition. Because: Steffen has recently been a hot candidate at several clubs. 1. FC Köln, among others, is said to have shown interest, according to 'express.de'. Schalke 04 was also linked with Steffen some time ago.
The head coach drew attention to himself with his successes at Elversberg. Within two years, he led the club from the Regionalliga to the 2. Bundesliga. In the promotion playoffs to the Bundesliga, they narrowly lost to Heidenheim.
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