Official: VfL Wolfsburg part ways with coach Daniel Bauer

The 43-year-old has been dismissed from his coaching role at VfL Wolfsburg.

VfL Wolfsburg have parted ways with their head coach Daniel Bauer, the Lower Saxony club announced this morning.

Yesterday’s 2-1 defeat at the hands of Hamburger SV ultimately came at a price as Wolfsburg dropped further into the relegation battle.

The 43-year-old was relieved of his duties on Sunday morning with immediate effect, and VfL will announce his successor shortly. 

“This decision was anything but easy for us. We had hoped to turn things around together,” said VfL Sporting Director Pirmin Schwegler.

“After analyzing the overall situation, we came to the conclusion that we needed to give the team a new impetus to secure our place in the league.

“We are very grateful to Daniel for his commitment to the first team, but also for his many years of work as a coach in the VfL Academy.

“We wish him all the very best for the future, both professionally and personally, Schwegler added.

Daniel Bauer initially took over as head coach from Paul Simonis on an interim basis in November of last year, before being officially appointed head coach in December.

Prior to that, he had worked in various roles at the VfL academy since the summer of 2016. Under his leadership, the VfL professionals have earned twelve points from 15 matches this season.