US EditionWerder Bremen Fires Coach Who Declined to Extend His Contract
- On Tuesday in Bremen, Germany, Ole Werner was dismissed from his role as head coach after choosing not to renew his contract beyond the upcoming season.
- Werner, who took over Bremen in November 2021 after Markus Anfang resigned amid a fake COVID-19 vaccine document investigation, refused to sign a new contract.
- Werner, aged 37, led Bremen's promotion from the second division and steady Bundesliga improvement, but the club sought continuity and clarity for its head coach position.
- Clemens Fritz, Bremen’s managing director for sport, explained that the club chose to part ways with Ole in order to establish stability and clear direction for the head coach role moving forward.
- Following the dismissal, Bremen prioritized finding a new coach, with Elversberg’s Horst Steffen emerging as a leading candidate amid other clubs also searching for coaches.
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Independent EspañolBREMEN, Germany (AP) — Werder Bremen fired manager Ole Werner on Tuesday after he indicated the day before that he would not extend his contract next year. “Since we need continuity and clarity for the managerial position in the future, we have decided to let Ole go,” Bremen sporting director Clemens Fritz said. Werner had a contract until the end of next season, but the club said Monday that he refused to sign a new one. “Not extending my contr…
Football Bundesliga player Werder Bremen frees head coach Ole Werner. The club confirmed corresponding media reports. Before that Werner had announced that he would not renew his contract which expired in June 2026.
After the announcement about the missing contract extension, the Bundesliga player has created facts: Ole Werner has to leave Bremen. A possible successor candidate could come from the 2nd league.
Ole Werner did not want to extend his contract that expired in 2026. Now the Bremers reacted: The Bundesliga player has released the coach with immediate effect.
The SV Werder Bremen reacted to Ole Werner's decision not to renew his contract in the summer of 2026 and exempted the coach.
On Monday, Ole Werner announces that he will not renew his contract with Werder Bremen, which will expire next summer. One day later, the club is ahead of him: Werder Bremen is leaving his coach prematurely. There is also a potential successor.
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