HSV Women: will club legend become the permanent solution? | OneFootball

Rodolfo Cardoso took over the HSV women’s team while they were in serious danger of relegation and guided them to safety. His stint was originally only meant to last a few weeks.

Even after the final match of the season against FC Bayern Munich, CEO Eric Huwer had said: “It was clear that it would end in the summer.” Since then, there has been a personnel standstill at the HSV women’s team. The expiring contract of manager Saskia Breuer was not extended. However, no successor has been presented either, which is why, according to Abendblatt information, Christoph Rohmer, who is actually responsible for the youth academy, is currently in charge of squad planning.

The search for a coach has made little progress. The original plan to appoint a woman again will most likely be abandoned. The market for female coaches in the Bundesliga is said to be difficult, with only a limited number of possible candidates. Internally, one of the names mentioned was former Hamburger Kim Kullig, who worked at FC Basel until September 2025.

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There are not many other options, however, which is why Cardoso has now moved back into the spotlight. He is currently considered the favorite for the head coach position. Final talks about his future are expected to take place this week. With the start of training scheduled for July 1, HSV is likely aiming for a quick agreement. Therefore, the future of assistants Eren Sen and Phil Nabaoui, goalkeeping coach Sascha Kirschstein, and fitness coach Felix Kleist is also expected to be discussed in the coming days.

The team around Cardoso, who has now worked at Volkspark in a wide variety of roles for nearly 30 years, took over the HSV women’s team in mid-April after the dismissal of the unsuccessful Liese Brancao and immediately won the crucial match in Nuremberg. Three defeats followed, but they still managed to stay up. In addition, the performances were quite encouraging.

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Another tough relegation battle awaits in the coming season, with VfB Stuttgart and Mainz 05, two strong promoted sides, joining the Bundesliga. To field a fully competitive team, transfer activity therefore needs to pick up speed. So far, the HSV women’s team has signed only one new player, Sylwia Matysik, while the number of departures is moving toward double digits. More new signings, including a new goalkeeper, are said to be imminent and are expected to be completed once the coaching situation has been clarified.

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