Hoffenheim throws out coach Matarazzo
After his TSG Hoffenheim's goalless draw, coach Pellegrino Matarazzo has now lost his job. A successor is apparently ready.
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has parted ways with coach Pellegrino Matarazzo. This was announced by the “Kicker” and the “Bild” newspaper on Monday.
The 46-year-old took over the team in February 2023, and his contract in Hoffenheim actually ran until next summer.
The Europa League participant is currently in 15th place in the table with just nine points from ten games. Hoffenheim’s sports director Andreas Schicker said on Sunday after the 0-0 draw at FC Augsburg: “If you play at this rate, you are in danger of relegation. That is the rate that is not sufficient in the end.”
Successor from Austria?
Matarazzo himself said after the goalless draw: “I’m not afraid of anything, what will happen will happen. I’m doing my job as well as I can, I can’t influence the rest.”
With the draw in Augsburg, which was also achieved thanks to his strong goalkeeper Oliver Baumann, the American-born player was obviously not able to fully convince the management.
According to media reports, a successor is already in place for Matarazzo. As the pay-TV broadcaster Sky and the “Kicker” report, Christian Ilzer is to take over TSG in the future.
The 47-year-old Austrian has been the coach of Sturm Graz for four years and most recently led the club to a double win and into the Champions League together with Hoffenheim’s current sports director Schicker.
In the first league game after the international break, Hoffenheim will face FC Bayern Munich on 23rd.
