👀 Henriksen out of top 4: Bundesliga’s longest-serving managers | OneFootball

As a coach, a job can sometimes end faster than it takes Harry Kane to score a hat-trick. Bo Henriksen was in charge at Mainz for 1 year, 9 months, and 20 days until his dismissal today, which actually put him in fourth place among all active Bundesliga coaches.

Who do you think now takes fourth place after Henriksen’s departure, and which coaches currently make it into the top ten?

10th Place: Nico Kovac (Borussia Dortmund)

Time in office: 10 months and 1 day 

9th Place: Steffen Baumgart (Union Berlin)

Time in office: 11 months and 1 day

8th Place: Merlin Polzin (Hamburger SV)

Time in office: 11 months and 10 days

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7th Place: Christian Ilzer (TSG Hoffenheim)

Time in office: 1 year and 18 days

4th Place: Julian Schuster (SC Freiburg)

Time in office: 1 year, 5 months, and 2 days

4th Place: Alexander Blessin (St. Pauli)

Time in office:  1 year, 5 months, and 2 days

4th Place: Vincent Kompany (Bayern Munich)

Time in office: 1 year, 5 months, and 2 days

3rd Place: Dino Toppmöller (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Time in office: 2 years, 5 months, and 2 days

2nd Place: Sebastian Hoeneß (VfB Stuttgart)

Time in office: 2 years and 8 months 

1st Place: Frank Schmidt (1. FC Heidenheim)

Time in office: 18 years, 2 months, and 18 days 

So, starting today, three coaches who began their jobs on July 1, 2024, now share fourth place. Meanwhile, Frank Schmidt is simply operating on a whole different level.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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