Soccer-Coach Terzic to leave Dortmund (updated)

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co KgaA

13/06/2024 12:36

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       BERLIN, June 13 (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund head coach
Edin Terzic will leave his job with immediate effect after
asking for his contract to be terminated, the Bundesliga club
said on Thursday.
    Terzic, who took over as coach on a permanent basis in 2022,
led Dortmund to the Champions League final last season where
they lost to Real Madrid at London's Wembley stadium. 
        They finished fifth in the Bundesliga, qualifying for
next season's Champions League.
  
        He also won the German Cup in 2021 when he was briefly
appointed as interim coach.
  
    "Borussia Dortmund and coach Edin Terzic are going their
separate ways. The 41-year-old asked BVB to terminate his
contract immediately. Borussia Dortmund agreed to the request
after a joint discussion," the club said in a statement.
    Terzic had also worked as a scout and assistant coach for
Dortmund.
        "Dear Borussians, even though it hurts me brutally right
now, I would like to let you know that I will be leaving BVB as
of today," Terzic said in a statement.
  
        "It was a huge honour to lead this great club to a DFB
Cup victory and, most recently, to a Champions League final."
  
        The 41-year-old also nearly led Dortmund to the
Bundesliga title in 2023, missing out on the title on the final
day after failing to beat Mainz 05.
  
        "After our final at Wembley, I asked those in charge for
a chat because after ten years at BVB, five of them as part of
the coaching team and two and a half as head coach, I feel that
the upcoming new start should be accompanied by a new man on the
touchline," Terzic said.
  

 (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by
Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Toby Chopra and Ed Osmond)
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