Former Bayern Munich boss Niko Kovac has been appointed as the brand new head coach of Borussia Dortmund on an 18-month contract.
The 53-year-old will take cost from Sunday, after BVB’s recreation with Heideheim, and replaces Nuri Sahin, who was sacked final week.
Kovac gained the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double at Bayern in 2019 and Dortmund managing director of sport Lars Ricken instructed the membership’s web site: “We’ve got had intensive discussions with Niko Kovac prior to now few days and intentionally given him time to get to know ourselves and our expectations higher.
“Vitality, will and the significance of crew spirit have all the time distinguished Niko’s groups. We additionally need to really feel and see all this on and off the pitch.
“We’re in a difficult state of affairs however we’re certain that in Nico we now have discovered a coach that may be capable to grasp it.”
Welcome, Niko! ✍️
Borussia Dortmund has appointed Niko Kovač as their new head coach. The 53-year-old, born in Berlin, has signed a contract with BVB till June 30, 2026, and can formally take cost subsequent Sunday after the membership’s Bundesliga match towards Heidenheim. pic.twitter.com/O6hPBoCxn2
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Dortmund beat Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 final evening to safe a spot within the Champions League playoffs however have discovered the going more durable within the Bundesliga.
They sit eleventh having gained simply one in every of their final 11 video games.
Kovac mentioned: “The conversations with Lars Ricken had been very constructive, with the mandatory depth, readability and familiarity acceptable to the state of affairs.
“All these chargeable for BVB have given us an excellent feeling within the talks, so I’m satisfied that we are able to obtain quite a bit collectively sooner or later. Initially, it’s now about bringing absolutely the will, an enormous coronary heart and the willingness to work laborious to signify Borussia Dortmund in the absolute best means within the Bundesliga, the Champions League and in the summertime on the Membership World Cup. We’re taking this problem with willpower and focus.”