After just a few months, Rapid sack former BVB coach | OneFootball

Former Borussia Dortmund coach Peter Stöger experiences a bitter comeback to the coaching bench at Rapid Vienna. After just 27 games, the 59-year-old was released due to a persistent losing streak.

Rapid Vienna has drawn a line under the short coaching chapter of Peter Stöger. The former coach of Borussia Dortmund and 1. FC Köln was released after a prolonged negative series – just a few months after his appointment in July 2025 and his first job as head coach in four years.

Sports director Markus Katzer explained the separation with clear words: “This decision is extremely difficult because not only do I greatly appreciate Peter Stöger and also Thomas Sageder for their expertise and character. However, the developments of recent weeks made these releases necessary.”

The numbers support the decision. In 27 competitive matches, Rapid under Stöger achieved an average of 1.7 points – but recently things went rapidly downhill. Eight defeats in twelve games, including a 1-4 in the Conference League at Rakow Czestochowa, left the traditional club lingering at the bottom of the league phase. Katzer explained: “We wanted to achieve a turnaround after the last international break and were very confident that this would succeed, but unfortunately the trend continued downward both in the home game against GAK and on Thursday in the European Cup in Poland.”

Crisis at Rapid: Ex-BVB Coach Stöger must leave immediately

Alongside Stöger, assistant coach Thomas Sageder was also released. Katzer thanked them “for their commitment” and wished the coaching team “all the best for their future careers.” At the same time, he announced that interim coach Stefan Kulovits and his staff would receive “every support.” Kulovits had already temporarily managed Rapid in the spring and secured European Cup qualification.

For Stöger, this ends a return to the coaching bench that he originally planned as a fresh start. The 59-year-old Viennese was most recently the sporting director at Admira Wacker, and before that, coach at Ferencváros Budapest. In Germany, he is remembered by many as the interim coach of BVB in the 2017/18 season, when he led the club to the Champions League after the dismissal of Peter Bosz.

Rapid is now exploring the coaching market – however, according to the club, a quick decision is not expected.

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