Sandro Schwarz is to become the new head coach at Hertha BSC. As the “kicker” reported, the 43-year-old has already reached an agreement with the Berlin Bundesliga club and will succeed Felix Magath.
The former coach of 1. FSV Mainz 05 is still contesting the Russian Cup final against city rivals Spartak with his current club Dynamo Moscow on Sunday.
According to the report, Schwarz should then terminate his contract, which runs until 2024, and return to Germany. There was initially no confirmation from the clubs for the personnel.
Schwarz, who has only looked after Mainz from 2017 to 2019 in the Bundesliga, is to be introduced to Hertha BSC next week.
During his Dynamo engagement in Russia, he was named coach of the month several times. In contrast to other German coaches such as Markus Gisdol or Daniel Farke, he stayed in the country even after the start of the war in Ukraine.
Black should initially lead the Berliners back into a safe table area after years of sporting descent.
Under short-term coach Magath, Hertha just managed to stay up against Hamburger SV (0:1/2:0) in the relegation.