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Union Berlin sack coach Svensson after poor run

By AAP Newswire

Dec 28, 2024

Berlin's head coach Bo Svensson — Head coach Bo Svensson has been sacked by Union Berlin after a string of poor results. -AP

Bundesliga club Union Berlin have parted ways with coach Bo Svensson and members of his backroom team after a run of poor form.

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Union have been winless for more than two months and, having lost five of their last seven Bundesliga games, are in 12th place on 17 points from 15 games.

They had started well under former Mainz coach Svensson, losing just once in their first six games and were placed fourth after eight matchdays before that early good form dried up.

Their last outing was a heavy 4-1 defeat at Werder Bremen last weekend.

"After a thorough analysis of the season so far, we are convinced that a significant change is necessary to reverse the trend," Managing Director Horst Heldt said in a club statement on Friday.

"We have therefore decided not to continue the cooperation with Bo Svensson, Babak Keyhanfar, Kristoffer Wichmann and Tijan Njie."

A decision on a new coaching team to take over from January 2 will be made in the next few days, the statement added.

Union next travel to lowly Heidenheim on January 11.

By AAP Newswire

Australian Associated Press