VfL Wolfsburg relies on Paul Simonis: New coach with title ambitions!

VfL Wolfsburg relies on Paul Simonis: New coach with title ambitions!

Wolfsburg, Deutschland - Paul Simonis becomes the new head coach of VfL Wolfsburg and takes responsibility for the team for the coming season. After the cup victory with the Go Ahead Eagles Deventer, the first title for the club since 1933, the 40-year-old Dutch win has attracted great attention. According to Tagesspiegel signed a contract until June 30, 2027 and is presented at the beginning of July.

Sports Managing Director Peter Christiansen praised Simonis' detailed way of working and the agreement in the ideas for the team. It is expected that Simonis, together with Christiansen and sports director Schindzielorz, is being converted the squad, especially after the disappointing season, in which Wolfsburg missed the qualification for an international competition for the fourth time in a row.

restructuring of the squad and uncertainty about players

Already after the disappointing eleven place in the final table, five departures from the team are determined. In addition, the whereabouts of important players such as Mohammed Amoura, Jonas Wind and Lukas Nmecha are unsure. Simonis, who has only been the head coach in professional football for a year, has special challenges. While he has led Deventer to the best placement in the Eredivisie since 1970, expectations in Wolfsburg have to be set up. Due to his lack of experience as a player, his approach in the Bundesliga is particularly observed.

At the VfL Wolfsburg coaching search, Simonis was not the only candidate. U19 coach Daniel Bauer will look after the team until Simonis' official takeover in the remaining season games. In the negotiations with NDR was also traded as a possible coach at the chief coach FC Copenhagen, who rejected all inquiries.

diverse change of coaches in the Bundesliga

Simonis has become the eleventh head coach of VfL Wolfsburg in the past ten years. It is particularly noteworthy that since Oliver Glasner's departure in the summer of 2021, no coach has been in office for more than two years. These frequent changes reflect the difficulties to optimally position the association in the Bundesliga. In total, several coaches in the second Bundesliga and the Bundesliga have lost their posts in the past few months, which illustrates instability in many teams. Further information on the coaching changes in the Bundesliga can be found on Transfermarkt .