The Lilies make it official.
After turbulent days, SV Darmstadt 98 has a new head coach: Florian Kohfeldt (41) will be in charge of the professional team. The first training session is scheduled for Monday at 3 p.m. Martin Heck will accompany him as assistant coach.
Sports director Paul Fernie (37): “Florian Kohfeldt meets our desired profile. He brings experience, personality and the know-how to give our team stability and to tap into its potential. Florian convinced us in the discussions with a clear plan and his enthusiasm for the task.” And he continued: “We are pleased that we were able to get him excited about our club and that he will now be responsible for looking after our team.”
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Kohfeldt: “Darmstadt 98 is a professional and well-run club that has achieved very good sporting results in recent years. But I was particularly impressed by how fans and those in charge stuck together even in challenging moments such as last season. First of all, we need to have lots of individual discussions and get to know the team. Together, we want to ensure that we regain our sporting stability with courageous football.”
Kohfeldt was assistant coach at SV Werder Bremen from 2014 to 2016, and head coach from 2017 to 2021. Other stops include VfL Wolfsburg and Belgian first division club KAS Eupen. He will be officially introduced on Monday at 11 a.m.
Kohfeldt, who was considered Fernie’s top candidate, will make his competitive debut for the Bundesliga relegated team next Saturday (1 p.m./Sky) in the basement duel with bottom-placed Eintracht Braunschweig.
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Ex-Darmstadt-Trainer Torsten Lieberknecht (51) had resigned after the botched start to the season. The club and coach drew the consequences after the bad defeat in Elversberg. The Lilies were beaten 4-0 there.
Lieberknecht on his departure: “Everyone knows how much the club means to me. But I have always stressed that no one is above the club. That applies to me too.” He added: “With my decision, which was made after serious consideration, I want to help everyone to look forward again and join forces with a view to the tasks ahead.”
