🚨 Bundesliga promotion at risk: Second division side sack their manager | OneFootball

Eight points from ten games, 13th place in the second division table, and recently even a 2:3 loss against the struggling club – Fortuna Düsseldorf is falling far short of its own expectations this season. Now the club has taken action.

Fortuna has parted ways with Daniel Thioune with immediate effect. The 51-year-old took over Düsseldorf in 2022 and saved them from relegation. Under Thioune, Fortuna subsequently became a promotion contender.

In the 2023/24 season, the club narrowly missed out against VfL Bochum in the relegation and also exited the DFB-Pokal only in the semifinals against Leverkusen.

"At this point, we would like to expressly thank Daniel Thioune for his work. He took over the club in February 2022 in a difficult situation and led it to the brink of the Bundesliga and to the semifinals of the DFB-Pokal in 2024. He also proved to be an excellent ambassador for the club. He is always welcome at Fortuna," explains F95 boss Klaus Allofs in a club statement.

The succession of Thioune is already settled. Former Lautern coach Markus Anfang is set to lead the Westphalians back into the promotion race.

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