Former Wolfsburg champion coach Stephan Lerch will train the Bundesliga women at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim from March 13th. The 38-year-old succeeds Gabor Gallai, who the club recently parted ways with.
Lerch will remain coach of the U19s until the last matchday of the Junior Bundesliga, as announced by TSG. Until then, the women’s team will be looked after by Nadine Rolser and Rico Weber on an interim basis.
“I’ve followed women’s football closely over the past two years and would like to use the experience I’ve gained in the youth field there in the future,” said Lerch. He coached the women’s team at VfL Wolfsburg between 2017 and 2021 and won the German championship three times and the DFB Cup four times with the club.
In the summer of 2021, Lerch switched to Hoffenheim’s youth department. The TSG women played in the Champions League in 2020/21 but failed to take part in the following season and are currently only fifth in the Bundesliga table.