Ex-Union "co" Hoffmann

“I’m itching to get back on the pitch”

Markus Hoffmann has been "unemployed" for a year. The man from Henndorf was co-coach to Urs Fischer at German Bundesliga club Union Berlin until November 2023. After the break, the duo would like to return to the soccer stage soon and are waiting for the right task. 

After a period of weakness, German Bundesliga club Union Berlin and the coaching team led by Swiss head coach Urs Fischer and his Salzburg "co-coach" Markus Hoffmann agreed to end their collaboration in November 2023. One year later, the duo are still "unemployed". But consciously. "I'm doing very well. I've been able to do everything in the last few months that I couldn't do for 13 years. I've often been up the mountain with my wife, met lots of friends and watched my son play soccer," says Hoffmann, who lives with his family in Henndorf.

Not nervous yet
However, the 52-year-old and Fischer - the two are only available in a double pack - are slowly getting ready for a new task: "I'm itching to get back on the pitch and work. Our plan is to return soon." 

Nothing concrete has emerged yet. But Hoffmann is not nervous about that: "I'm not too worried. It has to be a project that suits us. We're not restricting ourselves in terms of league or country, but we want to have the feeling that we can make a difference at our new club."