Rostock. Jan Kistenmacher is no longer the coach of Rostocker FC: In a statement written on his private Facebook profile on Sunday evening, the 51-year-old made public his decision to no longer be available for the bottom team in the NOFV-Oberliga Nord. Hours earlier, the Ostseestädter lost to SC Staaken 0:5 (0:2) – it was the tenth defeat in the tenth game of the season.
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“This decision was not easy for me, as the club is a matter close to my heart and I have always worked on a voluntary basis with full commitment and passion for the team’s success,” writes the A license holder, who will remain on duty until the end of the 2023/2023 season. 24 coached the Brandenburg league team MSV Neuruppin. In the Mark he also once worked for FSV 63 Luckenwalde, Pritzwalker FHV and Union Neuruppin.
Despite all the efforts and numerous hours that Kistenmacher invested in training and looking after the team, he had to realize that the prerequisites for sporting success in the Oberliga, where the RFC has two Brandenburg rivals in Optik Rathenow and Grün-Weiss Ahrensfelde , are currently not present: “The team is struggling with numerous structural challenges that make it significantly more difficult to build performance.”
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The Hamburg native lists the lack of team quality and experience, the limited squad size and personnel problems as well as difficult conditions – for example insufficient lighting or a lack of support from the U19 and second team – as serious points. In addition, a withdrawal would allow him to “focus more on my job and my family again.”
Jan Kistenmacher: “I’m sorry that we couldn’t achieve our goals”
“I would like to thank you very much for the trust that the club and the players have placed in me. I’m sorry that we couldn’t achieve our common sporting goals. Nevertheless, I will always remain connected to Rostocker FC and wish the team all the best for the future,” writes Kistenmacher at the end of his statement.
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