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Struggling Borussia Dortmund sack Peter Bosz as coach to hire Peter Stoeger as replacement

Former Ajax boss leaves BVB after one win in 13 games in the league while new manager joins just a week after being sacked by relegation-threatened Cologne

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Former Cologne manager Peter Stoeger is announced as Peter Bosz’s replacement at Borussia Dortmund. Photo: Reuters
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Borussia Dortmund have sacked Peter Bosz as coach after claiming just one win in 13 games in all competitions and named former Cologne coach Peter Stoeger as his replacement.

Stoeger was sacked as Cologne coach last Sunday after his side failed to win any of their opening 14 Bundesliga games of the season.

The club said the 51-year-old Stoeger and his assistant coach Manfred Schmidt, who was also let go by Cologne, were signed until June 30, 2018.

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Bosz is jobless after failing to replicate his time at Ajax, who he led to the Europa League final last season. Photo: EPA
Bosz is jobless after failing to replicate his time at Ajax, who he led to the Europa League final last season. Photo: EPA

“I’m delighted to be able to be coach of this team and in this stadium,” said Stoeger, who joined Cologne in 2013 and led them to promotion from the second division in his first season.

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Stoeger oversaw steady progress at Cologne, culminating in fifth place and Europa League qualification last season. But this season did not go to plan.

Bosz’s last game in charge of Dortmund was Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at home to relegation-threatened Werder Bremen, a loss that stretched the side’s winless run to eight games in the league.
Dortmund's Marcel Schmelzer challenges Real Madrid's Lucas Vazquez in his side’s 3-2 Champions League loss. Photo: Reuters
Dortmund's Marcel Schmelzer challenges Real Madrid's Lucas Vazquez in his side’s 3-2 Champions League loss. Photo: Reuters
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