Bottom of the table: BVB icon Großkreutz loses his coaching job | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund’s former pro Kevin Großkreutz must give up his coaching position at SV Wacker Obercastrop. After earning only two points from seven matches, the paths of the Westfalenliga club and the BVB icon are parting ways.

SV Wacker Obercastrop has parted ways with its coaching duo Kevin Großkreutz and Jimmy Thimm. After a disastrous start to the season with just two points from seven games and sitting at the bottom of the table in Westfalenliga Group 2, both sides decided to pull the plug.

In a club statement, it said: “After a sporting analysis, both sides have come to the conclusion to mutually terminate the existing contract. This brings the cooperation between SV Wacker Obercastrop and the coaching team of Kevin Großkreutz and Jimmy Thimm to an end.”

A bitter pill for the club: Großkreutz will also no longer play for Wacker as a player in the future. The former BVB pro joined the Erin-Kampfbahn in the summer of 2023, initially just as a player. After a break due to injury, he also took on responsibilities within the coaching team and later formed the head coach duo with Thimm. After coach Zouhair Allali resigned in May 2025, the duo initially took over on an interim basis before being permanently installed.

SV Wacker Obercastrop dismisses BVB icon Großkreutz

At first, things went well: Großkreutz and Thimm gave the eventual Oberliga-promoted TSG Sprockhövel a close race last season and also won the district cup—a success that will remain in the club’s history. Expectations for the current season were high, and even the BVB icon himself openly spoke about promotion to the Oberliga. But reality looks different: not a single win, two draws, five defeats.

For Kevin Großkreutz, this marks the end of another chapter in his football career. After his professional career—which included two league titles, a cup victory, and reaching the Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund—he played for TuS Bövinghausen and, since 2023, for Obercastrop. Now, this stint has also come to an end.

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