The club’s announcement does not state a reason for Gisdol’s departure, but the 52-year-old German makes very clear in the German newspaper Bild what his motives are.
“Being a coach is the most beautiful thing there is, but I cannot do my job in a country whose leader is responsible for an attack in the heart of Europe,” Gisdol said.
“I can’t stand on a training ground in Moscow, knowing full well that a few kilometers away the orders are being given that cause a lot of people a lot of misery.”
“This is my personal decision and I am fully convinced that it is the right choice.”
Gisdol, who previously worked for Hoffenheim, HSV and FC Cologne, has only been coaching Lokomotiv since October. German former footballer Marvin Compper takes over as interim coach.
At Dinamo Moscow, assistant coach Andriy Voronin said goodbye with immediate effect. “I see no possibility of staying in a country that is attacking our cities and inhabitants with an army,” said the former Ukraine international.
