Contini had to go
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With his successful work at BSC Young Boys, Gerardo Seoane once qualified for the Bundesliga, and now the coach is returning to the Bernese team after leaving Borussia Mönchengladbach. The Lucerne still has a special place in history there.
The Young Boys have signed Seoane until the summer of 2028 after the traditional club, which is currently only in fifth place in the Swiss league, parted ways with Giorgio Contini. This was difficult for the club management, as technical director Mathieu Beda said, “but with Gerry Seoane we have a solution that we are all very convinced of.” Seoane is “an impressive personality”.
Only about six weeks ago he had to retire in Gladbach. Seoane was in office there for more than two years, but was unable to sustainably shape the foals into a promising candidate for participation in the European Cup. He lost his job at VfL in mid-September when they finished 16th in the table. in the meantime. Under interim coach Eugen Polanski, the red lantern of the bottom club is hanging on the Lower Rhine.
Seoane’s past in Bern: “A very special club for me”
Before his time in Gladbach and immediately after his departure from Bern, Seoane occupied the head coach position at Bayer Leverkusen, where the hoped-for success did not materialize – unlike the Young Boys; From summer 2018 to summer 2021, Seoane collected a points average of 2.15 in 148 competitive games for the BSC. No head coach who has had a longer term in office has performed better in the club’s history.
In the statistics, Seoane is ahead of Raphael Wicky (88 games, average: 1.97), Vladimir Petkovic (131/1.96) and Adi Hütter (133/1.95). Seoane also has the number of titles ahead of all three. Only he has won the league three times with the team – in each of his seasons. This also makes him, including his previous time at FC Luzern, the coach with the highest points in Super League history among all trainers with more than 100 competitive games.
“YB is a very special club for me,” explained Seoane in a club statement. “After the very successful times between 2018 and 2021, the contact with many people in the club never faded. And when the opportunity arose to return to YB, it triggered positive emotions in me. A completely new task now awaits us, which will above all involve a lot of work.”