Takes over after Kaiserslautern-game
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VfL Bochum has a new trainer: Uwe Rösler will take over the position as head coach at the Bundesliga relegation from next Monday. The 56-year-old has been without a job since his last commitment in Aarhus in Danish, he has now signed a contract until 2027 at the Ruhrpott Club. David Siebers will once again be interim of VfL on the side line at the game in Kaiserslautern, then he returns to the U19.
“We are pleased that with Uwe Rösler we have found an extremely experienced trainer who also left his mark internationally and experienced a lot. He was enthusiastic about us in the conversations with his expertise and his authority. We hope that he will be able to give the team the necessary stability to get into calmer table regions as quickly as possible,” said Managing Director Ilja Kaenzig.
Rösler said: “I think David Siebers is a great coaching talent and wish him every success for the difficult task on the Betzenberg. I am sure that I will take over an absolutely intact team and I am already looking forward to the challenge for a great club that I have always perceived as extraordinary during my entire career.”
Rösler was already working in Norway, England, Sweden and Denmark in his career. In Germany he was on the sidelines at Fortuna Düsseldorf in 53 games (point cut: 1.45).