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Bochum bang: second division fires sporty leadership
Updated on September 15th, 2025 – 2:28 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
VfL Bochum separates from Dieter Hecking and Dirk Dufner. The second division officer officially announced this.
Second division VfL Bochum reacted to his continued descent and released coach Dieter Hecking. At the same time, the club also announced the immediate separation from sports managing director Dirk Dufner. After relegation from the Bundesliga, VfL is only 16 after one win from the first five games in the 2nd league with three points.
U19 coach David Siebers will take over the management of the license team until further notice. VfL will be guest on Saturday at the bottom of the table 1. FC Nürnberg. The association reacts “to the sporty, disappointing start to the season after the previous descent into the 2nd Bundesliga and the lack of development of the team and, after intensive discussions with everyone involved, decided to take this difficult step,” said a message on Monday.
Hecking had only extended his contract in early May to 2027. Dufner had only taken over his office in April.