Despite staying up, no HSV future for manager Breuer! | OneFootball

HSV and Saskia Breuer are parting ways. As the club announced on Friday, the contract of the head of women’s football, which runs until June 30, 2026, will not be extended.

The decision was said to have been made jointly after a “comprehensive analysis of the past season.” This step had already been on the horizon in recent weeks. “We will take a critical approach to the analysis. We were not happy with everything about how things went. A coaching dismissal is also an admission of a misjudgment. We will now work through that calmly,” board member Eric Huwer recently explained (via Hamburger Abendblatt).

With just 18 points from 24 league matches, the team only just managed to stay up in the Women’s Bundesliga. The road there, however, was rocky. On April 13, the Rothosen parted ways with head coach Liese Brancao, who was replaced in the final matches by club legend Rodolfo Cardoso. As things stand, a permanent successor has still not been found. The first result of the season review is Breuer’s departure.

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Despite leaving HSV: Breuer “full of pride and gratitude”

The 43-year-old initially joined the Volkspark in August 2024 as women’s football coordinator and later took over as head of the department. During her time in office, HSV Women achieved their biggest sporting successes in recent years: promotion to the Bundesliga in 2025 and, most recently, survival.

Huwer praised Breuer’s work and said she had “played a key role” in further developing the structures in women’s and girls’ football. At the same time, the club made it clear that it wants to reshape its personnel setup ahead of the coming season. Christoph Rohmer, Director of the Academy & Sports Strategy, also referred in the official press release to the rising demands of the Women’s Bundesliga and announced a “detailed selection process” for the successor.

Breuer herself described it as a “special honor” to have helped shape women’s football at HSV. She said she looks back on promotion and survival “full of pride and gratitude.”

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