Ex-Salzburger arrives
Zeidler takes over at German Bundesliga club
Former Salzburg coach Peter Zeidler is moving to VfL Bochum after six years at FC St. Gallen. The German signed a two-year contract plus an option with the (still) club of Austrian Kevin Stöger, as the Bundesliga club announced on Monday.
Bochum recently saved themselves in the relegation play-off, avoiding relegation to the 2nd division at the last minute. The 61-year-old Zeidler has always been an issue in the past when it comes to coaching changes in Germany.
He now succeeds interim coach Heiko Butscher, who took over the relegation-threatened club at the beginning of April as successor to suspended coach Thomas Letsch at VfL, which has been in the first division since 2021. Curiously, Letsch was not Zeidler's predecessor in Salzburg in the winter of 2015, but replaced him as interim coach for a short period before Spaniard Oscar Garcia took the helm.
With Rangnick in Hoffenheim
Zeidler, a Swabian, will be coaching a club in the top flight for the first time in his home country. From 2008 to 2011, he was assistant coach to current ÖFB team boss Ralf Rangnick at Hoffenheim. Since 2018, Zeidler has coached first-division club St. Gallen, where he played successful soccer with comparatively limited financial resources.
"St. Gallen was a very nice chapter in my coaching career and I will always remain deeply connected to the club, the players, the employees and the people in the region. Over the past few years, we have built a stable foundation together on which we can continue to build successfully in the future," explained Zeidler in the Swiss club's press release.
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