The relegation-threatened FC Augsburg has separated from head coach Manuel Baum, Co-Trainer Jens Lehmann and the Technical Director Stephan Black and the former Mainz and Wolfsburg Martin Schmidt as the new coach obliged. The Bundesliga club announced on Tuesday. Previously, the “image”newspaper had reported on the person alien.

Schmidt will be presented on (today) Tuesday at 18.00 at a press conference, and will forward on Wednesday in his first training session. On Sunday Augsburg away matches in the Europa League must be quarter-finalists Eintracht compete Frankfurt.

“We have done in the last few weeks and months, all to overcome our difficult Situation together. After the 0:4 against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, and the highly fluctuating performance previously lacking but the Conviction that we will create in the existing constellation“, was quoted by sports Director Stefan Reuter in the Association message.

Therefore, have chosen the Club “to make at the present time, a clear cut, to the Soft for a sporty and successful season, the final sprint and the future of the FCA”. Augsburg are in the table with 25 points on 15th place and four points ahead on VfB Stuttgart in the relegation places.

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On Sunday, the FCA suffered a clear defeat against Hoffenheim, five days before the Team in the DFB Cup quarter-final against Bundesliga rivals RB Leipzig in the extension excreted. (dpa)