Schalke hires Dimitrios Grammozis as 5th coach of season
March 2, 2021 GMT
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) Schalke hired the relatively unknown Dimitrios Grammozis as its fifth coach of a turbulent season on Tuesday.
The 42-year-old Grammozis a former midfielder with 143 Bundesliga appearances for Hamburger SV, Kaiserslautern and Cologne signed a contract through June 2022, the Gelsenkirchen-based club said in a statement.
The German-born Greek coach takes over a team almost certainly heading for the second division. Schalke is last in the Bundesliga with just one win from 23 rounds so far. It is nine points from safety with 11 rounds remaining.
“We are convinced that we have found the right coach in Dimitrios Grammozis for the last third of the season,” Peter Knäbel said in his new role as sporting director.
2021-03-01 13:36:02 GMT2021-03-01 21:36:02(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
By Oliver Trust
BERLIN, March 1 (Xinhua) If they are to avoid relegation, then struggling Schalke 04 will need a miracle after having won just one of their 23 league games. Now nine points adrift of safety, things look bleak for the Bundesliga club.
The club s future is also far from rosy after the biggest clear-out in the league s history with head-coach Christian Gross, technical director Sascha Riether, and general director Jochen Schneider being sacked. Other exits were the assistant coach and a fitness coach.
Fans fear their club could follow the fatal examples of other prominent German football clubs like 1966 German Champion 1860 Munich and the 1998 league championship winner FC Kaiserslautern. Both disappeared to the lower leagues after financial crash landings.
Gross says Schalke player revolt reports caused great unrest after former Spurs boss sacked goal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from goal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Schalke fired coach Christian Gross on Sunday after two months in charge along with four senior club staff in a desperate bid to avoid Bundesliga relegation.