Handball – Stroke at Siewert after release

Around six months after his sensational exit from Füchse Berlin, handball coach Jaron Siewert revealed serious health problems. “Two months after I was kicked out, I suffered a stroke and that’s when I really hit rock bottom. That’s when I questioned everything,” the 32-year-old reported to the streaming service Dyn. For Siewert, it was the second stroke after his first in 2022. The new incident occurred in October. “The doctors assured me that it was not related to stress, otherwise it would have happened during the season or at the latest in the season finale against the Rhein-Neckar Löwen,” said Siewert. Instead, the doctors apparently blame a blood thinner that Siewert was prescribed after his first stroke.

Siewert, together with Berlin’s then sports director Stefan Kretzschmar, was released from the capital club in September 2025. Both had a contract valid until the end of the season. As his successor, the Berliners signed the Dane Nicolej Krickau, who works in a dual role. Siewert had led the Füchse to the first championship title in the club’s history last year. “Although I was presented with a contract from Bob Hanning and, after consulting with my advisors, we agreed to it, Bob then took a step backwards,” reported Siewert.

He has now been able to come to terms with the topic and is ready for new tasks again. “I only have one plan, that’s plan A and that is to want to be the head coach and hopefully soon to be on the sidelines somewhere. That’s what I’ve been working towards for the last few months,” reported Siewert. There had already been discussions with three or four clubs, but these were put on hold due to the stroke.