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05-05-2025
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Cologne sack coach, sporting director despite being in promotion spot
Cologne coach Gerhard Struber reacts during the German second Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Cologne and Jahn Regensburg at RheinEnergie stadium. The club announced the exits of Gerhard Struber and Christian Keller on Monday, adding that 71-year-old coach and twice former Cologne boss Friedhelm Funkel would take charge for the rest of the season. Marius Becker/dpa German second-division side Cologne, who are three points clear in an automatic promotion place with two games to play, have sacked their coach and sporting director. The club announced the exits of Gerhard Struber and Christian Keller on Monday, adding that 71-year-old coach and twice former Cologne boss Friedhelm Funkel would take charge for the rest of the season. Advertisement The pair were fired amid fan anger following Sunday's 1-1 home draw with relegated Jahn Regensburg. They had lost 1-0 at Hanover the previous weekend. Cologne, who face Nuremberg and Kaiserslautern in their final two games, are trying to bounce straight back to the Bundesliga. Fellow former Bundesliga heavyweights SV Hamburg lead the second-tier table.
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05-05-2025
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1. FC Köln will sack Gerhard Struber
Despite sitting second and three points clear of third, FC Köln will part ways with head coach Gerhard Struber and sporting director Christian Keller, according to . Die Geißböcke have won just one of their last five league games and have lost top spot in the 2. Bundesliga to Hamburg following their 1-1 draw against bottom club Jahn Regensburg on Saturday night. With games against Nürnberg and Kaiserslautern to end their season and HSV, Elversberg and Paderborn all winning, Effzeh have made the decision. This comes following a crisis meeting after the draw against Regensburg. Kölnische Rundschau further report that the team has been involved, and all that is pending is an official confirmation. According to , Friedhelm Funkel (71) is the favourite to take charge of the remaining two games of the season. He has managed to help six teams get promoted to the Bundesliga. GGFN | Daniel Pinder
