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BBC News
4 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Schalke appoint Plymouth boss Muslic as head coach
Schalke have appointed Plymouth Argyle boss Miron Muslic as their head coach on a two-year Pilgrims said on Wednesday that the 42-year-old Bosnian-born Austrian would not return to the club after the summer replaced former England captain Wayne Rooney as Argyle boss in mid-January, with Plymouth bottom of the was unable to stop the club from being relegated from the second tier, despite masterminding a famous FA Cup win over Premier League champions joins a Schalke side who finished 14th in the German second tier this season - the club that was a regular in the Champions League and Europa League for the first two decades of this century will start a fourth season in the past five outside of the Bundesliga. "My thanks go first to Plymouth Argyle, who made it possible for me to hold talks with FC Schalke 04," said Muslic."I'm also very grateful to all those at Schalke for placing their trust in me. From the very first contact, we had open and honest discussions."The former Cercle Bruges boss signed a three-and-a-half year contract when he moved to Home Park, and reports in Germany suggest Argyle will receive 1m euros (£840,000) in Sport understands Argyle have already begun the search for their new head coach and have held exploratory talks with a number of potential replaces Dutch coach Kees van Wonderen, who was sacked earlier this a short statement Argyle said: "We wish Miron all the best for his future endeavours"
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Schalke release coach van Wonderen after latest setbacks
Schalke coach Kees van Wonderen reacts during a TV interview ahead of the 2nd German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and Hamburger SV at Veltins Arena. Schalke have announced they will part ways with coach Kees van Wonderen at the end of the second division season, an expected move after the helmsman had criticized club leaders over lack of support for him. Bernd Thissen/dpa Schalke parted ways with coach Kees van Wonderen with immediate effect on Saturday, in the wake of poor results and relegation from the second division still a possibility. Van Wonderen would have had to leave after the season as Schalke reacted to criticism he had voiced on lack of support from the club leadership. Advertisement Schalke took immediate action after Friday's 2-0 home defeat which came a week after a 2-1 defeat at Kaiserslautern. "The performance and development over the past two weeks in particular give cause for concern. We are only six points away from the relegation play-off spot and the trend is negative," sporting director Youri Mulder said. "That is why we have decided to react now. We have a responsibility towards the club." Dutchman van Wonderen had only taken the job at the former Bundesliga top club in autumn. Schalke said that under-23 coach Jakob Fimpel will act as caretaker for the remaining two matches at Fortuna Düsseldorf and against Elversberg, from which they need one point to stay in the second tier.
