Cologne confirm Schaefer departure
April 27, 2011 12:52:23 UK
Bundesliga strugglers Cologne have confirmed coach Frank Schaefer has resigned with immediate effect.
Schaefer, who took over from Zvonimir Soldo in October, had already announced he would be leaving the club at the end of the season.
Sporting director Volker Finke will now take charge of the team for the remaining three matches of the campaign.
The next domestic engagement for Cologne sees them take on Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday in a match you can watch live with bet365 Live Streaming.
Full Time Result betting for the match has Cologne at 4.33 to get the home win, with Leverkusen 1.70 and the draw on offer at 4.00.
Cologne were beaten 4-1 at relegation rivals Wolfsburg on Sunday to slip to within three points of the drop zone.
Cologne have also lost their last three games, including a 5-1 defeat to fellow strugglers Borussia Monchengladbach, and have conceded 18 goals in their last five games.
"I take the responsibility in my position to make the best decisions for the club and the team," Schaefer said on the club's official website.
"In view of recent results and in particular of the way we've played I have come to the decision that for the remaining games the team urgently needs another change and above all new impetus.
"I have come to the realisation that at the moment I can no longer help the team in the way I consider necessary and therefore have decided to take this step."
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