Former Bayern Munich boss Niko Kovac has been appointed as the brand new head coach of Borussia Dortmund on an 18-month contract.
The 53-year-old will take cost from Sunday, after BVB’s recreation with Heideheim, and replaces Nuri Sahin, who was sacked final week.
Kovac received the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double at Bayern in 2019 and Dortmund managing director of sport Lars Ricken instructed the membership’s web site: “We’ve had intensive discussions with Niko Kovac prior to now few days and intentionally given him time to get to know ourselves and our expectations higher.
“Power, will and the significance of crew spirit have at all times distinguished Niko’s groups. We additionally wish to really feel and see all this on and off the pitch.
“We’re in a difficult scenario however we’re certain that in Nico we have now discovered a coach that can be capable of grasp it.”
Welcome, Niko! ✍️
Borussia Dortmund has appointed Niko Kovač as their new head coach. The 53-year-old, born in Berlin, has signed a contract with BVB till June 30, 2026, and can formally take cost subsequent Sunday after the membership’s Bundesliga match in opposition to Heidenheim. pic.twitter.com/O6hPBoCxn2
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Dortmund beat Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 final night time to safe a spot within the Champions League playoffs however have discovered the going harder within the Bundesliga.
They sit eleventh having received simply certainly one of their final 11 video games.
Kovac mentioned: “The conversations with Lars Ricken had been very constructive, with the required depth, readability and familiarity applicable to the scenario.
“All these liable for BVB have given us an excellent feeling within the talks, so I’m satisfied that we are able to obtain quite a bit collectively sooner or later. Before everything, it’s now about bringing absolutely the will, an enormous coronary heart and the willingness to work laborious to characterize Borussia Dortmund in the absolute best means within the Bundesliga, the Champions League and in the summertime on the Membership World Cup. We’re taking this problem with willpower and focus.”
