Schmidt shown the door at Benfica, set for new challenge | OneFootball

Dino Topmoller is no longer the coach of Eintracht Frankfurt. The announcement was made on Sunday morning by the German club, which dismissed the former assistant to Julian Nagelsmann at Leipzig and Bayern, after two and a half years. After managing to take the team to the podium last season, with an honorable 3rd place, this season they are in 7th place in the Bundesliga.

His last game was last Friday, in which they drew 3-3 in Bremen, missing the chance to move up to sixth place and, therefore, enter the European competition spots. So far, they have been eliminated from the Cup by Dortmund, are in 30th place in the UEFA Champions League group stage, have won only one of their last 9 games, and have one of the worst defenses in the German league.

With his departure confirmed, the name of Roger Schmidt quickly entered the list of potential successors. Free on the market since leaving Benfica at the start of the 2024/2025 season, according to 'Bild', the German coach is seen as experienced and knowledgeable about German football.

The German newspaper also mentions that others on Frankfurt's list are Xabi Alonso and Marc Rose. Both are currently without a club: in Alonso's case, dismissed last week by Real Madrid – and succeeded by a Mourinho admirer – he is considered the favorite of Eintracht's sporting director, Markus Krösche; as for Rose, he has been away from coaching since March 2025, when he left Leipzig.

Edin Terzic is also mentioned as another strong option for E. Frankfurt. It should be noted that the German-Croatian coach has been without a club since leaving Borussia Dortmund at the end of 2023/24, right after taking the club to the Champions League final. They ended up losing it (0-2) to Real Madrid.

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