Edin Terzić steps down as coach of Borussia Dortmund

Edin Terziw asked the club's board to terminate his contract, which would last until 2025. The decision was announced this Thursday (13) after a long conversation between the club and the coach. This decision was announced two days after the “Sky Sports” channel announced that defender Mats Hummels would not renew his contract, which ends at the end of June, if the renewal with Edin Terzi were completed.was the daily relationship between coach and athlete was not the best.

Edin Terzić's work at Borussia Dortmund

The German has an extensive relationship with the Aurinegro club, in addition to his passion as a fan that he never hid, Edin had his first spell at Borussia Dortmund in 2010 when he joined the scouting team, after which he left the German club to be part of the Slaven Bili's coaching staffw, being a technical assistant at West Ham and Besiktas. His first spell as the club's coach was at the end of 2020, when the then coach, Lucien Favre, was fired and Terziw took over, leading Borussia Dortmund to the 2021 German Cup title. Edin Terziw He would only return to coach the German club in 2022, where he began his work that resulted in runner-up in the Champions League. In this last spell, the coach played 96 games, 55 wins, 20 draws and 21 defeats.

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_{Edin Terzić celebrating after victory against Schalke 04 (Photo: reproduction/Lars Baron/Getty Images Embed)}

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Mats Hummels and Edin Terzić

The announcement of the German coach's departure came after the “Sky Sports” channel announced that the squad leader and fan idol, defender Mats Hummels, asked Edin Terzi to leavew. Hummels, who has not yet reached definitive agreements with Borussia Dortmund to renew his contract, informed the club's board that his stay would only be possible if the German coach was fired. Terzi's relationshipw and Hummels wasn't the best on a daily basis, hence the German defender's request for the coach to leave. If he does not renew with Dortmund, the 35-year-old veteran defender will attract attention from clubs from all over the world, but the tendency is for him to remain in Europe for family reasons.

Featured photo: Edin Terziw after a draw against Mainz 05 that resulted in the loss of the German championship (Reproduction/Alex Grimm/Getty Images Embed)