According to information from SWR Sport, there are increasing indications that Bruno Labbadia will become a coach at VfB Stuttgart. “t-online” reported on Wednesday evening (November 30, 2022) that the personnel was already fixed.
Bruno Labbadia knows his way around VfB Stuttgart very well. The 56-year-old coached the Swabians from 2010 to 2013. According to information from SWR Sport, he is now about to return, and there are growing indications that Labbadia is to become the new head coach, succeeding Pellegrino Matarazzo. The American was released on October 10 after nine consecutive Bundesliga games without a win.
VfB is in relegation place 16 in the middle of a relegation battle
After that, assistant coach Michael Wimmer looked after the VfB team as interim coach and won three home wins from six Bundesliga games. Wimmer had also been traded as a possible new head coach in the past few weeks, and sports director Sven Mislintat, who was dismissed on Wednesday, had repeatedly campaigned for the 42-year-old. The Stuttgart team is currently in relegation place 16 and, like last season, are threatened with relegation.
Labbadia led VfB to the Europa League and the DFB Cup final
Bruno Labbadia’s first term at VfB was marked by success. The former Bundesliga top scorer replaced Jens Keller on December 12, 2010 and saved Stuttgart from imminent relegation. Labbadia reached the Europa League with the Swabians and in the 2012/13 season the final of the DFB Cup, where VfB lost to FC Bayern in Berlin. After a weak start to the 2013/14 season and three defeats, the Darmstadt native ended on August 26, 2013.
Training starts on December 12th
When asked by SWR Sport on Wednesday evening, VfB Stuttgart did not want to comment on a possible commitment by Bruno Labbadia as the new head coach. VfB wants to start team training again on December 12th. Then the new coach should be on the pitch.
