Schalke 04: Keller dismissed, di Matteo comes – FAZ – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

 
      

 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 

 
     
 
             
     
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The Bundesliga soccer club FC Schalke 04 has separated from coach Jens Keller. This was confirmed by the club on Tuesday morning. Keller was the successor of Huub Stevens head coach at Schalke since December 2012. New coach Roberto di Matteo is the Swiss. The Swiss had 2012 Chelsea out with a victory against FC Bayern Munich on penalties to Champions League victory. On November 21, 2012, he was released but at the Blues again. In the past, the 44-year-old was traded to Schalke.

                                                             
             
                                                                                 
                                         

This season, Schalke had marred the start of the season, last lost in the Bundesliga after winning the derby against Borussia Dortmund vs. Hoffenheim. Keller’s contract was extended in May 2013 for two years until the end of the season 2014/15. Keller is the second top-flight coach after Mirko Slomka (Hamburger SV), who had to leave early this season.

                                                             
             
             
                 
                                                                                          
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

     
     

 
     

     
 
 
 

 
         
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The new man at Schalke: Roberto di Matteo, who won the Champions League with Chelsea 2012

 
     
 
     
 
                             
         
         
 

 

     

 

 
 

 
 
     
                 
                                                                             
                                                                                                  
         
                                     
                                          The new man at Schalke: Roberto di Matteo, who won the Champions League with Chelsea 2012
                     
     
 
 

 
                                             
                                                             
             
                                                                                 

Keller had become the successor of Huub Stevens in December 2012 and led the club twice in the Champions League. Nevertheless it had been repeated discussions about the 43-year-olds. “It was in the last few games and downs. Lacked the consistency. It’s frustrating, “manager Horst Heldt had recently said.

                                                             
             
                                                                                 

Schalke boss Clemens Tonnies club had seen after the false start in the Bundesliga action. “We will analyze what it is and then make the necessary decisions”, was the chairman of FC Schalke 04, which is after the seventh game days only on table eleventh, said on Monday the “Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung”.

                                                             
             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

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Keller himself had found on Sunday evening in a TV show. “I am happy, I am happy to coach at Schalke. We have reached the Champions League twice. Many coaches envy me for this job. “

                                              
 
   
 
 
 
           

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