Werder Bremen: Contact with Unions Oliver Ruhnert – Wehlmann is also a candidate

Baumann successor

An internal decision will be made at Werder Bremen in February about the successor to Managing Director Sports Frank Baumann, who will be leaving in 2024, and the official announcement of the personnel will follow in March at the latest. In addition to Clemens Fritz, head of the licensing department, who is considered a top candidate, the North Germans are also continuing to look for external opportunities. Information from the “PictureAccording to the newspaper, Werder Union has contacted Berlin’s Oliver Ruhnert.

The 52-year-old has been in charge of the Köpenick team in the same role as Baumann since 2018, and his term in office has been the capital city club’s most successful period to date. After promotion to the Bundesliga in 2019, Union qualified for international business three times in four seasons; the sporting highlight was fourth place last season, which entitled them to participate in the Champions League for the first time. The club invested almost 90 million euros in the squad under Ruhnert’s aegis (for an overview), and the record departures of Taiwo Awoniyi, Robert Andrich and Co. also occurred during this time. Ruhnert has reportedly been said to be somewhat tired of his duties for some time and after five and a half years. The team’s sporting decline in the current season has also regularly fueled farewell rumors about the Arnsberg native in recent weeks.

Former club Schalke 04 has been in the media for some time as a potential interested party in the services of Ruhnert, who comes from the Sauerland and is still politically active there. When asked by the newspaper about Werder’s contact, the Union boss initially did not comment – whether Bremen, who are also threatened with relegation, would even be considered as a possible stop for the 52-year-old is another matter.

Werder Bremen: Carsten Wehlmann managing director candidate

According to information from the portal “DeichStube“Ex-Darmstadt resident Carsten Wehlmann, who has recently been without a club, is also on the list at Osterdeich. However, his separation from the “Lilien” (background) announced on Friday should not be related to possible Werder interest. It is said that concrete discussions will continue with all potential candidates in the Bremen management team in January.

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