The relegation-threatened Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart is currently setting its course for the new calendar year 2023. After Fabian Wohlgemuth was officially presented as the new sports director at the Swabians on Saturday, there should now also be a timely decision on the head coach post. The fact that the choice will fall on Bruno Labbadia has long been an official secret. In a recent media report, it became even more precise.
As “sky” reported on Sunday, the talks between the club bosses of VfB Stuttgart are “on their last legs”. An announcement could therefore be made at the start of the new week.
According to the media report, Labbadia is already looking for an apartment in Stuttgart, where he previously worked successfully as a firefighter.
During his first engagement as VfB head coach twelve years ago, he took over the Swabians in 17th place and led them into secure regions of the table. At the end of its first season in the Ländle, VfB finished twelfth in the table.
Labbadia finished his first full season with the Swabians with the club in sixth place in the table, which was Stuttgart’s best placement to date.
Labbadia was last employed at Hertha BSC
Even during his first tenure at VfB Stuttgart, the football coach lived quite close to the club’s training ground. The 54-year-old could handle it similarly again this time.
Labbadia last worked as a head coach in the Bundesliga in the 2020/2021 season. At that time he coached Hertha BSC, but had to be 14th in the table in January 2021. leave early.
In addition to Hertha BSC and VfB Stuttgart, the former Bundesliga striker has also been primarily responsible for VfL Wolfsburg, Hamburger SC and Bayer Leverkusen in the German football league.