Extension with U19 coach planned
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“I will go back to the U19 with joy,” said Mike Tullberg when his time as an interim coach at Borussia Dortmund came to an end. The 39-year-old had stepped in on January 22nd after the end of Nuri Şahin and got two victories and a draw from three games. It was the first successes for BVB in this calendar year after four defeats had previously been made in 2025. The “Sport Bild” writes for his commitment to the black and yellow Tullberg in retrospect.
Accordingly, the Dane receives a thank -you bonus, which is an estimated 50,000 euros. The BVB bosses want to express their appreciation, it is said that Tullberg did not want to talk about money at any time before taking office at the professionals and his U19 contract therefore continued to go on unchanged conditions. Accordingly, Tullberg wanted to go ahead with performance before being talked about possible remuneration. This honored sports managing director Lars Ricken and Co., who also want to take up talks with Tullberg in the next few weeks. Its working paper currently runs by 2026.
Up to this point, the contract of the new chief coach Niko Kovac has also been dated. In the 53-year-old, the financial details were clarified before the signature. According to information from the magazine, the Croatian earns around 3.5 million euros per year. For comparison: At the Dortmund professionals, Niklas Süle is at the top with around 12 million euros.
A bonus of around 750,000 euros wave Kovac, should he reach the Champions League this season. At the moment, the Dortmund is eleven four points behind first place, which entitles you to participate in the royal class. However, there is no clause to automatically expand the cooperation through certain successes, just as little as agreements if there is an early separation.
From July 2022 to March 2024, Kovac trained VfL Wolfsburg and won an average of 1.3 points in 66 games. Previously, he stood on the sidelines at AS Monaco, FC Bayern and Eintracht Frankfurt and looked after the Croatian national team from 2013 to 2015. He won the double with the Munich team in 2019, with the SGE he won the DFB Cup a year earlier.