Wessels strengthens DFB team: New goalkeeper coach for Nagelsmann!

Wessels strengthens DFB team: New goalkeeper coach for Nagelsmann!

Julian Nagelsmann, the national coach of the German national team, recently redesigned his coaching team. Stefan Wessels becomes the new second goalkeeper coach and takes on Michael Fuchs' responsibility. Fuchs, on the other hand, withdraws from his previous role in order to focus more on the women's national team and the training of goalkeeper coaches at the DFB. This reports Merkur .

Wessels is no stranger to the DFB environment. He has valuable experience because he already worked in the coaching staff before the European home championship last year. According to t-online becomes Andreas Kronenberg continues to act as the main responsible for goalkeeper training, where he looks after the respected goalkeeper Marc-André Ter Stegen, Oliver Baumann and Alexander Nübel. Wessels was enthusiastic about the opportunity to work with the best goalkeepers in Germany.

experiences and success

Stefan Wessels, 46 years old, is not only experienced in the coaching area, but also has an impressive player career. He was active for FC Bayern from 1999 to 2003 and won the Champions League and numerous national titles during this time. After his time at Bayern, he moved to the 1st FC Köln, where he played until 2007. According to Sport Bild Wessels for several years as a goalkeeper coach DFB junior teams.

The new occupation takes place at an important time. The DFB team is currently preparing for the upcoming semi-finals of the Nations League against Portugal. This will take place in Munich on Wednesday, where the team in Herzogenaurach holds public training for around 4,000 fans. A victory in the semi -finals would open the opportunity to play against France or Spain in the final.

changes in the coaching team

In addition to Wessels' system change, there are further changes in the coaching staff. Sandro Wagner will leave the DFB team after the final four tournament of the Nations League to take over the head coaching post at FC Augsburg. Benjamin Hübner, until recently assistant coach at TSG Hoffenheim, was named as the new first assistant by Nagelsmann. This is another step in the strategic realignment of the DFB team, which looks optimistically into the upcoming games.

With this restructuring, Nagelsmann wants to bring a breath of fresh air to his coaching team and create ideal conditions to prepare the players for the challenges of the Nations League.