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Cologne fires coach and brings back Friedhelm Funkel in battle for Bundesliga promotion

Cologne fired coach Gerhard Struber on Monday and appointed Friedhelm Funkel for the last two games to secure Bundesliga promotion.
Cologne’s recent losses and draws caused them to drop from first to second place in the 2. Bundesliga, prompting the coaching change.
Funkel, 71, returns for his third stint at Cologne, bringing experience from leading six teams to Bundesliga promotion and a recent cup final run.
Cologne president Werner Wolf emphasized that since a direct promotion is still a strong possibility, the team must fully commit to achieving it and cannot depend on the outcomes of competing teams.
Cologne holds a three-point lead over third place with two games left, making Funkel’s appointment crucial to maintaining their strong promotion bid.

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Neue Zürcher Zeitung

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Spiegel

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3 days ago·Germany

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wz.de

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2. Bundesliga: Friedhelm Funkel takes over 1. FC Köln

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The Peterborough Examiner

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Cologne fires coach and brings back Friedhelm Funkel in battle for Bundesliga promotion

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3 days ago·Peterborough, Canada

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www.t-online.de

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Struber quake now fixed! Successor fixed

Now it's fixed! 1. FC Köln separated from the Austrian head coach Gerhard Struber. "It hurts a lot, he explained in a message. As his successor Friedhelm Funkel was presented as interim trainer. The 71-year-old should have been contacted already on Sunday evening by the club bosses of the football secondary league. It is already Funkel's third term with the Cologne. Already from February 2002 to October 2003 and from April 2021 to June 2021 he s…

3 days ago·Vienna, Austria

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