Bo Svensson has been sacked as head coach of Mainz in the German professional soccer Bundesliga, where South Korean midfielder Lee Jae-sung plays.
“After lengthy internal discussions, we have decided to part ways with coach Svensson,” the club said on its website on Sunday (Feb. 2).
Mainz Under-23 coach Jan Zibert will take over on an interim basis to fill the coaching void.
Svensson was the man who brought Lee Jae-sung to Mainz in 2021 from the Bundesliga’s second division.
Lee Jae-sung, who was contemplating a move in the summer of 2021, revealed that he decided to join Mainz after seeing the passion of coach Svensson, 바카라사이트 who strongly wanted him.
Under Svensson, Mainz established themselves as a mid-table team in the league, finishing 8th in 2021-2022 and 9th in 2022-2023.
This season, however, the club has struggled mightily with three draws and six losses in nine regular-season games, dropping to 18th in the league. It’s the first time they’ve had to worry about relegation since their promotion to the first division in 2009-2010.
Not only were they out of the league, but also out of the DFB-Pokal, their cup competition.
The day before, the team had lost 0-3 away to Hertha Berlin in the second round of the DFB-Pokal.
Svensson told the club: “It’s very difficult to say goodbye. “I will not be part of the club’s new plans, but Mainz must work together to overcome the crisis,” he said. 온라인카지노사이트