1. FC Kaiserslautern has surprisingly parted ways with coach Dirk Schuster. The second division football club, which has been winless for five games, announced this on Thursday. Schuster took over the position in May 2022 and led the “Red Devils” into the 2nd Bundesliga shortly afterwards. Like the 55-year-old, his assistant Sascha Franz was also relieved of his duties.
“The FCK is reacting to the current sporting situation in the Palatinate by releasing the coaches. After a second half of last season that was unsatisfactory in terms of results, the team was able to start a positive series in the first third of the season, but overall the trends show an unsatisfactory development, so those responsible have decided to take this step,” the club said.
Despite the recent negative series, there was no sign of the dismissal in the Palatinate, at least publicly. The first candidate for the vacant position is Michael Wimmer, who is under contract with Austria Vienna and with whom the FCK is said to have already held discussions, according to information from “Kicker”.
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Schuster was hired as Marco Antwerp’s successor at the end of the 2021/22 third division season – immediately before the ultimately successful promotion relegation against Dynamo Dresden. Last season he led the FCK to ninth place as a promoted team. In the current season, Kaiserslautern is currently in eleventh place with 18 points.
