After only eleven weeks – Unterhaching is fired by the coach

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After only eleven weeks: third division is fired coaches

Heiko Herrlich’s second term at SpVgg Unterhaching is already over. There are different representations about the reasons. A report reveals explosive details.

The SpVgg Unterhaching has separated from coach Heiko Herrlich after only eleven weeks. The club announced this on Friday. As the reason for the decision, the association cited “different views in relation to the sporting orientation”.

Wonderful had only entered the Hachingen in January – for the second time in his career. President Manfred Schwabl thanked for Herrlich’s commitment: “We are very grateful for Heiko that he took responsibility as head coach in a very difficult situation in a very difficult situation and made this great challenge.” The 53-year-old campaigned for relegation with “professionalism and high commitment”. However, Schwabl admitted that the time for separation could “be better”.

The “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, however, reports on other reasons for the separation: According to this, on Friday afternoon between wonderful and right -back Markus Schwabl – son of President Manfred Schwabl, at the same time also a scandal sports director. Wonderful then no longer drove in the team bus to the game at the regional league team Eintracht Bamberg.

Reason for the dispute according to the sources of the “SZ”: Schwabl and another player did not want to bring in the starting eleven. The newspaper also reports that after the 1: 2 in the derby at 1860 Munich there was a disagreement between the two last weekend.

The SpVgg Unterhaching is in the last place in the last place in the 38th league with 19 points from 28 games and has 16 points behind the non-relegation places. On Saturday, the former Bundesliga club will compete in the state cup at the fourth division club Eintracht Bamberg.

For wonderful it was the second term among the Hachingen. He had already trained the club in the 2011/12 season. Before his commitment again, he was a coach at FC Augsburg from March 2020 to April 2021.