The 48-year-old previously coached the top clubs Young Boys Bern, Grasshopper Zurich, FC St. Gallen and FC Zurich. Since leaving Frank Kramer after 13 months on April 20, goalkeeping coach Marco Kostmann had been coaching the team, but he was unable to slow down the sporting downward trend of the penultimate table.
“We look forward to working with Uli. He convinced us in the intensive and very good discussions with his emotional nature, his positive energy and many years of experience as a head coach. Together we want to build a new foundation in the 2nd Bundesliga to improve our Stabilize and develop the team“Samir Arabi, sporting director of Bielefeld, said.
Second commitment from Switzerland
With Silvan Sidler from FC Luzern, Arminia had previously signed a player from Switzerland. On the other hand, there are a number of prominent departures, including Patrick Wimmer (to VfL Wolfsburg), Amos Pieper (to Werder Bremen) and goalkeeper Stefan Ortega (target unknown).
