“Thinking through a few things again”
Essen trainer Koschinat runs to the stadium
19.08.2025 – 8:43 a.m.Reading time: 1 min.
RW Essen showed a committed performance against Borussia Dortmund. The trainer also became active in sports before the game.
Unusual preparation for the DFB Cup game against Borussia Dortmund: Uwe Koschinat did not choose the car for the way to the stadium-but the running shoes. The trainer of third division Rot-Weiss Essen ran several kilometers to Hafenstrasse on the match day.
A clip on social media showed the 52-year-old jogging on the way to the stadium with his cell phone. Koschinat itself took the scene with humor. At Sky, he explained: “In fact, I always do it in the evening that I move through again in the afternoon and go a little running.”
The RWE coach stated that he was around 40 minutes-at a more leisurely pace, as he noted. “I think you can see that,” he said with a laugh.
Jogging is more than movement for him: “You can think through a few things again.” He was surprised that he was recognized in the home game against the Bundesliga club. “Normally I can do this here at home games in a certain anonymity, which apparently didn’t work so well today,” said Koschinat.
RW Essen lost the cup game against Borussia Dortmund just 0-1. BVB striker Serhou Guirassy (79th) scored the decisive goal.