They come every year – the rumors about Sturm’s head coach Christian Ilzer. In the past, the successful Styrian coach had already been associated with clubs such as Schalke 04, Eintracht Frankfurt and Young Boys Bern. This time in the new year it was the billy goats of 1. FC Köln. Fans of the traditional Graz club can breathe a sigh of relief.
In the search for a successor for the dismissed Steffen Baumgart, Christian Ilzer appeared on the list of candidates for the traditional German football club. The pulse among fans of the black and white cup winners slowly but surely increased due to the new rumors surrounding the head coach. But the supporters can relax again. While German local media around 1. FC Cologne are already reporting that Ilzer is out of the running for the office, Sturm also took all the wind out of the rumors. “He will be on the bench at the start of training and in the spring. We have big goals and are still represented in three competitions,” emphasized sports director Andreas Schicker.
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