Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin
were shocked on Tuesday after receiving the resignation of their coach “Jurgen
Klinsmann” just after 10 weeks of coaching.
The former German striker 1990 World Cup winner announced his surprise
exit from the club in a post on his Facebook page, three days after Hertha
slumped to a 3-1 home defeat to fellow strugglers Mainz which left them just
six points above the drop zone.
"After
long consideration, I have decided to give up my position as head coach and
return to my original, long-term role on the club board," wrote the
55-year-old.
"I
am convinced that Hertha will stay up," he added in a message addressed to
the club's fans, before suggesting that he felt a lack of trust from the club
hierarchy.
"In
a relegation fight, unity, solidarity and concentration on the essentials are
the most important things. If they are not guaranteed, I can't reach my
potential and live up to my responsibility as coach."
Jurgen Klinsmann's decision is
a shock to Hertha, who had looked to him to guide them away from relegation and
towards the Champions League places.
"We
were very surprised by what happened this morning. There were no previous
indications of this decision," said sporting director Michael Preetz.
However,
the club management have confirmed and revealed that Klinsmann's assistant
Alexander Nouri would take charge as interim coach with immediate effect.
Media
report from German daily Bild, reveals that Jurgen Klinsmann may have resigned
due to a dispute with the club over his future in the Hertha dugout. The media
giant further claimed that “Jurgen Klinsmann” was frustrated by the club's
reluctance to guarantee his job as coach beyond the summer.
However, Jurgen Klinsmann will
still retain his place on the club board, a position he held before taking over
from Covic last November.
As Germany head coach,
Klinsmann presided over the so-called "summer fairytale" of 2006,
leading the national team to the World Cup semi-finals on home soil.
He
was later appointed as head coached of the US national men's team from 2011 to
2016, leading them to the World Cup finals in Brazil in 2014.
Hertha
was only his second job in club football, following a similarly ill-fated spell
at Bayern Munich in 2009.
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