Championship ambitions

Berlin instead of Lustenau! Heraf has a new job

Andreas Heraf is back in the coaching business(Bild: GEPA pictures)

Andreas Heraf has quickly accepted a new coaching job following his Bundesliga relegation with Austria Lustenau. The ex-international will be in charge of BFC Dynamo in Germany's fourth-highest division next season. The regional league club from Berlin made the announcement on Saturday.

It is a return to Germany for Heraf, as he has already worked there as a player at second-division club Hannover 96 (1994) and as a coach at third-division club Türkgücü München (2021/22).

Championship ambitions
Dynamo say they are going into the fourth division season with championship ambitions. Heraf took over Austria Lustenau in the winter break in last place in the table, but did not manage to avoid relegation. In the end, they were three points behind WSG Tirol. Originally, the possibility of Heraf staying on at Lustenau was not ruled out, but during the week Heraf withdrew from the "lottery for the coaching job", as he called it himself. The 56-year-old Viennese explained that he did not feel that the club management had complete confidence in him.