Borussia M'Gladbach sacks coach Schubert; appoints Hecking

December 23, 2016

Yesterday, German football club announce their appointment of  as manager until 2019. Hecking's predecessor was sacked the day before, after one year of service at. Mönchengladbach has won only one out of its last eleven Bundesliga matches this season. Schubert began as an interim manager of the first team after resigned from the coach position last September. Schubert led Gladbach to the fourth spot in Bundesliga. Schubert's last match as Gladbach's coach ended in a 2–1 loss against VfL Wolfsburg and they are just three points ahead of the relegation playoff.

52-year-old Dieter Hecking began his coaching career in 2000 with a second tier club. Hecking played most of his professional career matches in.

In 2003–04, Hecking guided in  semifinal. He helped avoid relegation in 2009–10 and finished sixth in the Bundesliga in the following season. In 2014–15, Hecking won the DFB Pokal and the with Wolfsburg and finished the Bundesliga season as runners-up. They qualified for last season's UEFA Champions League. Hecking was sacked from Wolfsburg in October.

Mönchengladbach's sporting director said,.