The Hertha Berlin hired Sandro Black as their new manager on Thursday and until June 2024 after narrowly escaping relegation from the Bundesliga. Schwarz, arriving from Dynamo Moscow, is the latest in a series of managers tasked with saving the team from the abyss and establishing themselves as a major European club.
Despite the backing of wealthy investor Lars Windhorst, Hertha finished 16th in the Bundesliga and only escaped relegation by beating second-tier Hamburger SV 2-1 on aggregate in a two-leg playoff last week under management. veteran Felix Magath, who was hired to avoid relegation.
Meanwhile, city rivals Union Berlin finished in fifth place with one of the smallest budgets in the league. “With his personality and his forward-thinking and positive style of football, Sandro is able to create a connection between what is happening on the pitch and the culture of the club. That is what we need at Hertha BSC,” the club’s general sporting director, Fredi Bobic, said in a statement.
Arrives from Dynamo Moscow
Schwarz arrives after coaching Russian club Dynamo Moscow, where he remained even after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine when even German coach Markus Gisdol left Lokomotiv in protest and Daniel Farke resigned from FC Krasnodar. Schwarz led the Dynamo to third place in the Russian league and runners-up in the Russian Cup final on Sunday, but that didn’t earn the Dynamo entry into Europe next season because UEFA banned Russian teams over the invasion. from Ukraine.
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