After turning down Werder, Bo Svensson finds new club | OneFootball

Before Daniel Thioune signed with Werder Bremen, Bo Svensson was also among the favorites for the position of new head coach. But the 46-year-old turned it down at the time. 

His agent Marc Kosicke said in mid-February in an interview with 'transfermarkt.de': "We didn’t necessarily see eye to eye with Werder Bremen, and as someone from Bremen myself, I’m naturally not entirely objective. But I can understand his reasons. Bo has a family and, after years of ‘wandering,’ is enjoying spending time with them in Denmark." And that is where Svensson has now found a new club. He will succeed Jacob Neestrup at FC Copenhagen. 

Only on Sunday, the club had dismissed its coach, and now it has already unveiled the new man on the touchline. 

The club from the Danish capital competed in the Champions League this season, facing Bayer Leverkusen (2-2), Dortmund (2-4), and Barcelona (4-1) on the final matchday during the league phase. They were eliminated from the Champions League after the league phase in 31st place. 

And Copenhagen are also performing far below expectations in the league. After winning both the league title and the cup last season, they are now in the relegation round (Group B in the Danish Superliga). Their only chance of qualifying for an international competition next season is if they win the group. That would secure a place in the play-offs for qualification to the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Svensson brings plenty of experience from his time at Mainz 05 and Union Berlin. 

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