Big ambitions: HSV eyeing a return to European football | OneFootball

In their first season after returning to the Bundesliga, HSV is making a decent impression. However, in the long term, they no longer want to deal with the lower end of the table.

Various German football personalities have often referred to Hamburger SV as a "sleeping giant." This is because, in terms of potential economic power and the massive fan base, they have the prerequisites to reestablish themselves at the national top. Under Stefan Kuntz, the first steps were achieved in the form of promotion after seven years in the second league and assembling a fully competitive Bundesliga squad.

Kuntz had to leave HSV for reasons unrelated to sports. Meanwhile, the search for a successor is ongoing in the background. As Bild learned, the supervisory board contacted several personnel consultants who are to play a decisive role in the search. By the end of February, the supervisory board wants to decide which company will ultimately receive the contract.

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There already seems to be a requirement profile for the new sports director. Accordingly, the supervisory board prefers a manager like Jonas Boldt, who worked in the Hanseatic city for five years before Kuntz. The new sports director should publicly represent HSV and, unlike Kuntz, also be responsible for topics beyond sports. Internally, it is said that they want a manager with a sports background or an athlete with a managerial background.

Since Kuntz's departure at the beginning of the year, a double-digit number of serious applicants have already sought contact with the supervisory board. These will be evaluated by the future personnel consultant just as much as candidates who have been targeted. It is clear that the expectations for the new sports director are high. HSV not only wants to establish itself again in the Bundesliga but also climb the table to possibly play internationally again by 2030.

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First of all, however, survival in the current season must be achieved. The new sports director will probably not play a role on the way there. The supervisory board wants to complete the search by mid-May.

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