VfB Stuttgart: Former manager Horst Heldt is also a topic in the sports director search

Became champion with VfB in 2007

According to media reports, VfB Stuttgart is also thinking about its ex-manager Horst Heldt when looking for a new sports director. In addition to Joti Chatzialexiou, the head of the national teams at the German Football Association (DFB), Heldt is also one of the candidates, reported the “Stuttgarter Zeitung” and the “Stuttgarter Nachrichten”. One “PictureAccording to a report, the 53-year-old is even scheduled to appear at the Bundesliga club’s presidential committee on Friday.

“I can’t share anything. Of course I also noticed that my name was mentioned,” Heldt told the TV station “Sky” about the speculation. “But fundamentally it makes no sense for me to comment on something like that.” He could assure that he would not take part in any meetings in Stuttgart on Friday. Of course, his goal is to “get back into football,” said Heldt, who has been without a club since May 2021.

The former VfB player became German champions with the Swabians as manager in 2007. He later held various management positions at Schalke 04, Hannover 96 and 1. FC Köln. In Cologne, Heldt also worked with Stuttgart’s current CEO and sports director, Alexander Wehrle. This person should no longer perform the dual function and should be relieved of the burden.

VfB Stuttgart: Decision on new sports director in autumn

“We are in the middle of a good process. We have approved our criteria and a requirements profile in the Supervisory Board. Now it’s about finding the best candidate for VfB from many good candidates,” said Stuttgart President Claus Vogt to the “dpa” this week about the search for a sports director. A promotion of the current sports director Fabian Wohlgemuth, who generated a transfer plus of 28.55 million euros in the recently ended transfer window, is still possible. According to Vogt, a decision should be made by autumn.

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