Borussia Mönchengladbach is one of several Bundesliga clubs that suddenly found themselves without a head coach after the end of the season. The previous coach Adi Hütter left the club after just one season, which ended in a disappointing tenth place in the table. In addition to the already mentioned successor candidates for ex-BVB trainer Lucien Favre, ex-Schalke coach André Breitenreiter is now also being traded as the new Gladbach trainer.
Like from a recent”pictureAccording to the report, Gladbach’s sporting director Roland Virkus is currently in Switzerland to hold talks with Borussia for next season.
It is quite possible that this is about a first direct contact with André Breitenreiter, who recently had an incredible season in the Super League with FC Zurich and became Swiss champion early. In front of the Young Boys Bern and in front of FC Basel, who had decided the title among themselves for twelve years.
The Swiss newspaper “View“Reported on Gladbach’s possible interest in Breitenreiter.
Breitenreiter coached FC Schalke 04 for one season
The 48-year-old is tied to FC Zurich until 2023. After his extremely successful season in Zurich, which lasted two more days but was decided long ago with an 18-point lead in the table, several rumors arose recently about a renewed move back to Germany. Hertha BSC is said to have already dealt with the personnel.
According to media reports, he is now considered one of the preferred candidates for club management around Borussia Mönchengladbach, alongside ex-VfL coach Lucien Favre.
Breitenreiter once led SC Paderborn into the Bundesliga, signed for a season in 2015 at FC Schalke, with whom they had reached fifth place in the table. Between 2017 and 2019 he was also employed by Hannover 96 in the 2nd Bundesliga.