After a bad start of the season
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After the bad start of the season, Roland Virkus resigned as head of sports at Borussia Mönchengladbach. As the foals announced, the Presidium and Supervisory Board then released the 58-year-old from his tasks. Club deed Virkus has been working in various positions at Gladbach since 1990, and he has been a sports director since February 2022.
“I have always said that the club is above everything and therefore decided to take this step,” Virkus explained. Association President Rainer Bonhof said: “We are in the committees of the united opinion that we want to stand up differently for the future orientation in the sporting area. This step has certainly not been easy, because he lives Borussia and took over the position of the managing director of Sport in February 2022 in a very difficult situation. We thank him for his commitment as managing director for more than 30 years. always stay borus. “
The chairman of the supervisory board Michael Hollmann added: “In our internal discussions, the right of our association always focused on Roland Virkus. Our joint decision came about in an appreciative atmosphere. Presidium, supervisory board and management are in vote on the next steps and the further procedure.”
Borussia Mönchengladbach under Virkus with the greatest squad value minus
Gladbach started the season with just two points from the first five Bundesliga games, making the foals in the last place in the table. After the 3rd matchday, coach Gerardo Seoane had to go. For him, Eugen Polanski took over.
Virkus had signed new players for 17.25 million euros in the past transfer period. In return, professionals went for 24.25 million euros, including leaders Ko ItaKura, Julian Weigl and Alassane Pléa. Currently, the Gladbachers are also creating some failures on the offensive, especially that of top scorer and captain Tim Kleindienst.
Since Virkus’ start as a sports director, Gladbach has lost more than 35 percent in squad value. From 237 million in February 2022, it was currently 154 million euros. It is the greatest minus of all current Bundesliga clubs during this period. Nils-Ole Book was last traded as a possible successor, who is sports director at second division club SV Elversberg. The 39-year-old has been responsible for the fortunes at the Saarland since 2018 and led the club from the regional league to the Bundesliga relegation. Again and again he managed to develop the team further.
