Separation after heart problems: VfL Pirna-Copitz and coach Wagner diverge

Separation after heart problems: VfL Pirna-Copitz and coach Wagner diverge

Pirna, Deutschland - VfL Pirna-Copitz has officially announced that the cooperation with coach Jens Wagner will not be extended. The current Wagner Treaty expires on June 30, 2025, and the separation was decided after a conversation with club boss Stefan Bohne. The 56-year-old Wagner, who had to pause this season due to heart problems, will no longer take over the head training of the club from July 1st. Wagner only switched from SC Freital to VfL two years ago and tried to stabilize the team in the long term during this time.

The decision came at the right time because VfL Pirna-Copitz is currently in 13th place in the Sachsenliga. In the three rounds of the league still outstanding, the distance to the first relegation zone, which Motor Marienberg occupies, amounts to four points. A descent could have serious consequences for the traditional club, because at least two clubs descend from the league, depending on the relegations from higher classes. The Sachsenliga is the highest division of the Saxon Football Association, in which the championship title and the promotion to the NOFV Oberliga south are played .

Review of Wagner's time at VfL

Jens Wagner, who worked as a coach of the second team of SC Freital before moving to Pirna-Copitz, was described by Stefan Bohne, the first chairman of the association. Bohne emphasized Wagner's competence and his connection to the region, since Wagner's father once played for VfL. The current separation is all the more surprising after only two years, in which Wagner has also been involved in squad planning for the coming season.

The challenges of VfL Pirna-Copitz

The last match day in the South football league is also imminent, with the games taking place on Saturday at 2 p.m. The SC Freital meets VfL Hall 96 in the table, whereby a home win for the Freitaler could possibly mean the leap to fifth place, depending on the results of the teams Halberstadt and Auerbach .

Apart from the coaching question, the focus is on the crucial competition for staying class in the Sachsenliga. As a positive end to the season, the association could help the association to refuel the necessary self -confidence for the coming season. After his term on Rügen, Jens Wagner plans a short vacation with his wife before devoting himself to new challenges. The search for a successor once again shows how short -lived the position of a trainer in football can be and what high expectations and pressure are connected with it.