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New Union Berlin coach Bo Svensson wants to find the right mix of well-established practices and new ideas to make his club succesful. "It's about keeping the good things that Union Berlin have done over the years. The values that they stand for and the culture that is cultivated here," Svensson said during his official presentation on Wednesday. He stressed, however that "you always have to be prepared to take the next step and think about things." Denmark's Svensson succeeds Nenad Bjelica who had to go in early May, and caretaker Marco Grote. "I sensed that there was a very familiar backgrou...
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Union Berlin have signed Croatian striker Ivan Prtajin from Wehen Wiesbaden, the Bundesliga side said on Thursday. The 28-year-old was relegated to the third tier with Wiesbaden in the season just finished but now finds himself in the German top flight. "We're getting a highly sought-after, robust striker who is good in the air and has strong running ability. He wants to prove himself in the Bundesliga and will be good for our goal threat and flexibility up front," Oliver Ruhnert, Union's managing director for football said in a statement. No details were given regarding the duration of the co...
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Former Mainz boss Bo Svensson has been appointed Union Berlin coach, the club confirmed on Thursday. Denmark's Svensson succeeds Nenad Bjelica who had to go in early May, and caretaker Marco Grote. Union gave no details such as the length of Svensson's contract. The club said the decision was reached in close cooperation with incoming new professional football managing director Horst Heldt, and his predecessor Oliver Ruhnert. "We have decided for a fresh sporting start in summer and are convinced that Bo Svensson is a coach who fits well into our club," Union president Dirk Zingler said in a s...
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Former Mainz boss Bo Svensson is to be unveiled as Union Berlin coach this week, Sky TV reported on Thursday. Sky said that Svensson and new Union professional football managing director Horst Heldt held final talks the previous day. Union avoided a Bundesliga relegation/promotion play-off tie on the final matchday Saturday with a last-minute 2-1 victory against Freiburg, after finishing fourth the previous season. Denmark's Svensson coached Mainz from 2021 until last November has been a top candidate for Union since club icon Urs Fischer was dismissed in autumn. Svensson is to follow Nenad Bj...
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Former Mainz boss Bo Svensson is to take the coaching job at Union Berlin, the Sportbuzzer news portal reported on Wednesday. Union, who only escaped relegation in the final Bundesliga matchday last weekend and thanks to goal difference, are looking for a replacement for Nenad Bjelica. Svensson coached Mainz from 2021 to 2023 and has been a top candidate for Union since club icon Urs Fischer was dismissed in November. "Why wouldn't Bo Svensson be a good fit for Union? He was really successful at Mainz and is an experienced and committed Bundesliga coach. I think that could be a good fit," form...
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Relegation-threatened Union Berlin have extended the contract with captain Christopher Trimmel ahead of the final Bundesliga matchday this weekend, the club said on Thursday. Trimmel has been with the team since 2014, but Union didn't disclose any detail of the new deal. "I've been part of the Union family for a decade now and together we've achieved more than I could ever have dreamed of," the player said. Men's football director Oliver Ruhnert added: "Christopher has been an integral part of this club for many years and an identification figure for players and fans alike. We are delighted to...
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Union Berlin's interim coach Marco Grote said the Berliners should take advantage of Cologne being in a worse position in their big Bundesliga relegation clash on Saturday. "Cologne's situation is that they are under pressure to win the game. We want to win it too," Grote, appointed for the rest of the season after the sacking of Nenad Bjelica on Monday, told a press conference. With a win on Saturday and a victory for Borussia Dortmund at Mainz, the fourth-bottom Berliners could secure their place in the Bundesliga with one matchday left. Cologne can only stay afloat with a win. The 52-year-o...
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Relegation-threatened Union Berlin parted ways with coach Nenad Bjelica on Monday, a day after the Bundesliga club's president had given the Croatian his backing. Union lost 4-3 at home to relegation rivals Bochum on Sunday and sit one point and one place above the relegation play-off spot with two games to play. Bjelica only took the job in November after Urs Fischer was sacked after a poor run, despite securing a first ever Champions League berth the season before. A club statement said Marco Grote, together with existing assistant coach Marie-Louise Eta, is being placed in temporary charge ...
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Relegation-threatened Union Berlin parted ways with coach Nenad Bjelica on Monday, a day after the Bundesliga club's president had given the Croatian his backing. Union lost 4-3 at home to relegation rivals Bochum on Sunday and sit one point and one place above the relegation play-off spot with two games to play. Bjelica only took the job in Novmeber after Urs Fischer was sacked after a poor run, despite securing a first Champions League berth the season before. A club statement said Marco Grote, together with existing assistant coach Marie-Louise Eta, is being placed in temporary charge for t...
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Union Berlin coach Nenad Bjelica has been given the backing of club president Dirk Zingler despite reports saying he will be sacked at the end of the season. "Nenad Bjelica has our full support," Zingler told on DAZN on Sunday shortly before the Bundesliga home game against Bochum. On Wednesday, Kicker magazine reported that they would soon part ways but combustible Croatian Bjelica, who took over from Urs Fischer earlier in the season, said he had heard nothing from the club. Zingler confirmed there had been no such talks, with Union not yet clear of Bundesliga relegation. "We are not affecte...
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