Kosturkov's farewell game: VfR Aalen fights for fourth place!

Kosturkov's farewell game: VfR Aalen fights for fourth place!

On Saturday, May 30, 2025, VfR Aalen plays its last game of the Oberliga season. The opponent in the home game in the centus arena is the FSV 08 Bietigheim-Bissingen, and the kick-off takes place at 3:30 p.m. Coach Petar Kosturkov is adopted in this game after playing a formative role last season. Aalen last achieved the first away win of the year with a 3-1 win over Calcio Leinfelden-Echterdingen on the last matchday and is now with 57 points in the fifth place in the league.

In the current table, the gap to fourth place, CFR Pforzheim, is only three points. The VfR can play freely after securing relegation, while Bietigheim-Bissingen only took 15th place in the away table and was not able to win away this season. Kosturkov emphasizes the importance of winning the last home game and maintaining the concentration. VfR has won strong 17 points in the past nine games since the end of March, which corresponds to an average of 1.89 points per game.

Farewell and future

Petar Kosturkov, who worked as head coach of the second team of VfR from 2008 to 2012 and returned as head coach of the U19 in 2020, took over the position of assistant in the past season. For the coming season, his contract was extended by another year. The coaching team will consist of head coach Tobias Cramer, Kosturkov as assistant coach and goalkeeper coach Tobias Linse from the coming season. Managing Director Giuseppe Lepore praised Kosturkov's skills and the important impulses he gave in the second half of the season and expressed joy about the contract extension.

The players in focus

On the square, VfR Aalen showed a strong offensive this season. This season, the offensive players Dobros, Mamic and Böhm together scored 31 of the 52 goals. When meeting Bietigheim-Bissingen, you will also have to pay attention to the players such as Matthias Szabo, Sadio Dembélé and Steffen Kienle, who have supported the team decisively during the season. With the exception of the long-term injuries, the team against Bietigheim-Bissingen is almost available.

The encounter is also expanded by a special event, since parts of the team of the 1984/85 season will meet around the last game of the season. The first leg between the two teams ended with a 0-0 draw. The fans can look forward to an exciting conclusion of the season, while Kosturkov is going into a new phase of his career as an assistant coach.

For more information and current developments around the association, interested parties can visit the official website of VfR Aalen: VfR Aalen on transfer market .