Football second division 1. FC Kaiserslautern broke up in the middle of the promotion battle from coach Markus Begin. The new coach becomes the former Darmstadt Torsten Lieberknecht.
According to SWR information, the 50-year-old was released four game days before the end of the season with immediate effect. In the meantime, the 1. FC Kaiserslautern has confirmed the exemption. The office had only taken over at the beginning of the season. His contract with the four-time German champion is still valid until the summer of 2026. In a press release, the FCK confirmed the exemption from Markus Beginner and his assistant coach Florian Junge. The association leads the impressions of the past few weeks as the reason. The team did not fully exhaust their potential and did not reach their maximum performance.
After an in -depth analysis, those responsible lack the conviction of being able to counteract this trend in the current personnel constellation, according to the press release. “The FCK thanks Markus Beginner and Florian Junge for their commitment and work and wishes both on their further personal and professional paths,” it continues.
Torsten Lieberknecht takes over from Wednesday
As a replacement for the beginning, the former FCK professional Torsten Lieberknecht is ready. The Red Devils confirmed that the 51-year-old should lead his first training session on Wednesday. Lieberknecht was recently active as head coach of Darmstadt 98.
After three defeats in a row, the red devils fell back to seventh place with 46 pointsthe gap to a direct ranking is now seven points. However, there are only three points to the relegation place. According to media reports, an alleged interest of league competitor FC Schalke 04 had taken care of an obligation by Markus at the beginning of this summer for additional unrest in the club. The current Schalke coach Kees van Wonderen should be in front of the end.
Ex-FCK professional Torsten Lieberknecht should take over for the beginning
Third expulsion for Markus start
At the beginning it is the third out of a club shortly before the end of the season. Already in April 2019 he had to go three game days before the end at the then leaders 1. FC Köln. In April 2024, Dynamo Dresden came up early. Other coaching stations in his career were Holstein Kiel, Darmstadt 98 and Werder Bremen, where he resigned in November 2021 for the use of a fake vaccination pass during the Corona pandemic.
