Thomas Kleine is the new coach at the future third division club SpVgg Bayreuth. He takes over the post from Timo Rost, who switched to Erzgebirge Aue, who had been relegated from the second division, after the Franconians were promoted.
The 44-year-old had last worked for the second division team Fortuna Düsseldorf for five years. Previously, Kleine had been active as a professional for SpVgg Greuther Fürth, among others.