Nenad Bjelica (Credit: Twitter)
Bjelica took Austrian third-division facet Wolfsburg AC to the Bundesliga, earlier than taking Austria Vienna to the group stage of the Champions League for the primary time ever.
Bundesliga membership Union Berlin on Sunday named Nenad Bjelica as head coach to exchange the departed Urs Fischer.
Union completed fourth final season however are wallowing within the relegation zone with simply seven factors from 12 video games.
“Union is a very well-run club in one of Europe’s top leagues” the 52-12 months-previous Croatian mentioned in a press release launched by the membership.
“My job is to lead the team out of a difficult period and showcase their strengths again.”
After a enjoying profession in Germany, Spain, Austria and his native Croatia, Bjelica started his teaching profession.
Bjelica took Austrian third-division facet Wolfsburg AC to the Bundesliga, earlier than taking Austria Vienna to the group stage of the Champions League for the primary time ever.
As coach of Dynamo Zagreb, Bjelica gained the Croatian league, cup and supercup.
In 5-and-a-half years underneath Fischer, Union gained a primary-ever promotion to the highest division and inside 4 seasons was enjoying Champions League soccer.
The Swiss coach nonetheless left by mutual settlement earlier in November, with the membership sitting lifeless final on the desk after a winless run of 14 video games.
“I am convinced that Nenad Bjelica, with his many years of experience as a player and a coach, is a good fit for our team” mentioned sporting director Oliver Ruhnert.
“We have gained an experienced coach who has worked successfully in various countries” membership president Dirk Zingler mentioned in a press release.
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Union drew 1-1 at dwelling with Augsburg on Saturday to select up the membership’s first level within the league since August and drag themselves off the underside of the desk.
Union tackle Braga on Wednesday within the Champions League.
Despite being eradicated from the knockout rounds, Union can nonetheless qualify for the Europa League by ending third of their group.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)
