Second division giant has to be rescheduled
According to controversial statements: Schalke 04 fires coaches
Updated on April 23, 2025 – 2:27 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
FC Schalke 04 does not come to rest in the second division middle field. The “royal blue” exchange the coach again.
Second division Schalke 04 separates from coach Kees van Wonderen at the end of the season. The club announced this on Wednesday. Van Wonderen had complained about backing after the 2-2 against Hamburger SV on Saturday evening. “For me it is clear that I am no longer here after this season. All the signals for it are there. If we were on the same way, you would exchange ideas better. But that’s not the case,” said the Dutch.
These statements came as a surprise for the executive floor of the “royal blue”. On Sunday, the association announced that the statements of the Dutchman had been discussed internally, it said in a statement. “The details of the conversations remain internally,” said the club and avoided further details. However, it was clear that collaboration beyond the season was unlikely. Even an immediate end was not excluded.
So now the separation that CEO Matthias Tillmann commented as follows: “Kees did a very good job in a difficult situation. We only wish him the best for his private and professional future.”
Van Wonderen has only been in office since October 2024, came as the successor to Karel Geraerts, who had to go with squad planner Ben Manga due to disappointing results and tensions.
Anyone who follows van Wonderen is still unclear. Most recently, the TV broadcaster Sky Schalke 04 had associated with Markus Beginning. The beginning was a coach at the 1st FC Kaiserslautern until yesterday and maintains good contact with Schalke’s new sports director Frank Baumann (begins in June).