According to information from the TV channel Sky, Steffen Baumgart is now the hottest candidate for the vacant coaching position at his former club 1. FC Union Berlin. The talks are said to be advanced. Baumgart has been available again since his early exit from Hamburger SV on November 24th.
The now 52-year-old played for two seasons with the then second division team from the summer of 2002 and achieved cult status among the Iron Fans. His name was mentioned again and again in the media when Union was looking for a coach.
Baumgart as a strong personality in the Union power structure?
After parting ways with Bo Svensson after less than six months, the Köpenickers now urgently need a new coach. Under the Dane, Union had not won nine competitive games in a row. André Breitenreiter, who had also been speculated about, has been the new coach at Hannover 96 in the 2nd league since Sunday.
Sky continued to say that Union was working intensively on Baumgart. This is quite surprising because Baumgart is considered a strong but also controversial personality. According to “Bild”, Union’s professional football director Horst Heldt is primarily concerned with Baumgart. Both know each other from their time together at 1. FC Köln.
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Important games right at the start of the new year
He and club president Dirk Zingler don’t have much time to fill the position. On January 2nd, Union will start training again, and on January 11th there will be a championship game against promoted team 1. FC Heidenheim. Four days later, FC Augsburg will be guests at the end of the first half of the season. Union starts the second half of the season with the home game against Mainz 05 on January 19th. A week later, the Köpenickers play in Hamburg against newly promoted St. Pauli.