Florian Kohfeldt is new coach at VfL Wolfsburg

The VfL Wolfsburg has found a new head coach. Florian Kohfeldt follows Mark Van Bommel, who has been released despite a convincing start of the season after eight winless compulsory matches with last four defeats in a row. We have led many conversations in recent hours and made a selection of possible candidates, VfL sports director Marcel Schäfer is quoted in a message of the club. We are glad that we could achieve with Florian Kohfeldt agreement and are convinced that he can identify with our way and we will return to success with him.

For Kohfeldt, who receives a contract until 2023, it is the second station in the Bundesliga. In 2017, as a coach of the second team he had taken over the professionals at the SV Werder Bremen, before the last match day of the past season, the SVW then separated from the coach - and still rose.

In this team is much quality and dynamics and we will now work together to bring them back to the place.

Florian Kohfeldt

In Wolfsburg, he now takes over the table for the table, which was finally in a downward spiral. I did not have to think for a long time to accept this challenge. This is an exciting task that I am very happy, says Kohfeldt himself.

Already on Saturday (15.30, live! At VfL Wolfsburg), his debut with the away game at Bayer Leverkusen stands. I ll be using the short time until the next game, especially to lead many conversations and give me a first overview, announces the new VFL coach. In this team is much quality and dynamics and we will now work together to bring them back to the place.