Having sacked Steffen Baumgart, HSV are in the hunt for a successor who can lastly get the dinosaur of German soccer again into the Bundesliga. Nevertheless, simply who’re the 4 candidates for the Hamburger SV job? GGFN has seemed on the males presumably in line for the position.
Urs Fischer
The Swiss nationwide is finest identified for his time with Union Berlin having navigated them to the Bundesliga for the primary time of their historical past.
Fischer skilled unprecedented success with the Irons which included qualifying for the Europa League after which the Champions League.
Fischer left the membership final season when the membership appeared to be battling relegation.
A really skilled supervisor in each divisions, Fischer is aware of precisely what it takes to get out of the two. Bundesliga and to maintain life within the high flight.
What’s extra, Fischer’s success with Union got here on a price range a lot lower than the overwhelming majority of the league. With HSV, you marvel what he may do with a more healthy price range?
Ruud Van Nistelrooy
The 48-year-old was unbeaten in his 4 interim video games in command of Manchester United, successful three and drawing one, following the sacking of Erik ten Hag earlier than the Premier League facet appointed Ruben Amorim.
Van Nistelrooy additionally labored as an assistant underneath ten Hag between July 2024 and October 2024 earlier than taking over the interim place, after which leaving the membership following the appointment of Amorim.
Previous to that, van Nistelrooy coached PSV between July 2022 and Might 2023, a run of fifty video games which resulted in 34 wins, eight attracts and eight defeats.
What’s extra, Van Nistelrooy already understands what HSV stands for having performed for the membership between 2010 and 2011.
Raphaël Wicky
Wicky was most lately the top coach at Younger Boys within the Swiss Premier League.
Throughout his time in Bern, the 47-year-old led the membership to a home double successful the league and cup.
Very similar to Van Nistelrooy, Wicky too can also be a former participant. He revamped 100 appearances for the membership between 2001 and 2007.
Bruno Labbadia
The 58-year-old is an skilled supervisor inside German soccer. Moreover, Labbadia has beforehand managed HSV throughout two spells in 2009/10 and 2015/16.
Throughout his first spell on the membership, he was dismissed simply three days earlier than HSV’s Europa League semi-final second-leg tie with Fulham – a thought want presently feels legendary for HSV followers.
In his second spell on the membership, Labbadia managed to maintain the membership within the Bundesliga by way of the relegation play-off. The next September, he was sacked as soon as once more with the membership having dropped into sixteenth place.
May this be third time fortunate for Labbadia and HSV?
GGFN | Jamie Allen
