RB Salzburg Hire Letsch As Coach To Replace Lijnders
German Thomas Letsch has been hired as Red Bull Salzburg’s new head coach, the club announced on Wednesday, two days after Pep Lijnders was fired for “unsatisfactory performances.”
Letsch, 56, has signed a contract running until , June 30, 2027, the Austrian club said in a statement.
“It is important that we develop together as a team”, Letsch, who was fired by German Bundesliga side Bochum in April, said.
Prior to joining Salzburg’s UEFA Youth League team, Letsch oversaw the Red Bull Football Academy’s U16 and U18 teams.
Lijnders, a former Liverpool assistant under Jurgen Klopp, was fired with the team currently lounging in fifth place in the Austrian Bundesliga, 10 points behind Sturm Graz.
After losing five and winning just one of their six matches thus far, RB Salzburg is also ranked 32nd in the newly revamped Champions League phase.
In July, Lijnders, a Dutchman, took over Salzburg’s reins.
Joining Letsch as assistant coach is German , Kai Hesse, 39. He replaces Vitor Matos, who was also let go.
Since Red Bull took over Salzburg in 2005, Salzburg has won more than a dozen titles.
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