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BBC News
18-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Motherwell assistant Koc departs 'with heavy heart'
Ahmet Koc has departed Motherwell "with a heavy heart" to purse an opportunity elsewhere and allow new manager Jens Berthel Askou to choose his own joined the Fir Park club with Michael Wimmer in February and remained in post following the German's exit to Jahn Regensburg last month."I have loved every minute at Motherwell and have taken the club, the staff and the fans to my heart," Koc said."It is with a heavy heart that I have chosen to pursue a different path in football away from Fir Park."I feel it's important Jens has the opportunity to build his own team now for the season ahead while I now also have the opportunity to pursue a different career path in football."As difficult a decision as this has been for me, I will always support the club from afar, and who knows, we may meet again in the future."
BBC News
12-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Berthel Askou is new Motherwell manager
Motherwell have appointed Jens Berthel Askou as their new 42-year-old Dane was most recently assistant manager at FC Copenhagen and has had spells in charge in his homeland, Sweden and the Faroe Islands."Having spoken extensively with members of the club board, it was clear from the outset that our ideas, ambitions and morals align," said Berthel Askou."We are all ambitious people, and we're all hungry for success. I can't wait to arrive in Scotland and begin planning for the season ahead. There is a lot of work to be done, but it's highly exciting."With the move subject to the approval of a work permit, Motherwell say they hope Berthel Askou can begin next replaces Michael Wimmer, who left Fir Park in late May to join German third-tier side Jahn Regensburg. More to follow.
BBC News
09-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Wimmer's shock exit left O'Donnell 'baffled & gutted'
Defender Stephen O'Donnell said he was left feeling "pretty baffled" and "gutted" after Michael Wimmer's shock exit as Motherwell former Stuttgart coach left Fir Park for family reasons, returning to Germany to join third-tier club Jahn right-back O'Donnell was a regular under Wimmer, who had comfortably guided the Lanarkshire side to top-flight survival.O'Donnell said there was plenty of positivity heading into next season. Then came the "massive shock" of the manager's departure last month."At the end of the [last game of the season] he thanked us," O'Donnell said on BBC Sportsound. "There was lots of optimism going forward. "Then when I got the text I was pretty baffled. He'd spoken a couple times about his family. These are the kind of things you don't question, family comes first. "I was gutted personally. I'd been playing and was looking forward to next season."Motherwell are yet to appoint a replacement for Wimmer. On Sunday's Sportsound, former Hearts boss Steven Naismith said the role would not interest O'Donnell said he would be "excited to work" under another foreign coach.
BBC News
03-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Well to face Carlisle in behind-closed-doors friendly
Motherwell's pre-season schedule will include a behind-closed-doors friendly against Carlisle match will take place on 8 July, with the Fir Park side's competitive action kicking off four days later when they travel to Clyde for their League Cup group will play non-league football next term following relegation from England's League are yet to appoint a manager following the surprising departure of Michael Wimmer, who left to join German third-tier club Jahn Regensburg almost two weeks ago.
BBC News
27-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Wimmer says son's face 'was beaming with joy' after Well exit
Michael Wimmer says his son's face "was beaming with joy" when he decided to leave Motherwell and return to Germany as Jahn Regensburg head coach having made family "my top priority".The 44-year-old shocked the Scottish Premiership club by exiting after only 12 games in "very reluctantly negotiated a compensation package" with the German club after Wimmer cited "major family issues" for his desire to expressed himself "thrilled" and "excited" to join the club relegated to Germany's third tier on a contract until 2027. "My family is, of course, very happy too," he told his new club's website. "Things have now developed to the point where I would like to return to Germany."The fact that it has now become so close to home is, of course, fantastic. When it was finally finalised on Friday, my son was beaming with joy – the look on his face is incomparable. "That convinced me once again that it was the perfect decision."Wimmer had taken over at Fir Park from Stuart Kettlewell, who has this week been named Kilmarnock manager, and steered Motherwell clear of relegation."I had a fantastic time in Scotland, sportingly speaking," he said. "With four games to go, we retained the league place and were able to beat Glasgow Rangers at the famous Ibrox Stadium. "Besides sport, family is also a part of my life. They are my top priority."Jahn sports director Achim Beierlorzer revealed that he knew Wimmer before he "reconnected" with him after the club decided they needed "a fresh start" under a new head said it was "an additional positive" that Wimmer was from the Eastern Bavarian region and therefore knew the club was speaking as Motherwell announced the signing of Austrian midfielder Lukas Fadinger after the 24-year-old left Rheindorf Altach in his country's top who has signed a two-year contract, told the Premiership club's website that negotiations had been ongoing "for a couple of months".Having started his career with Sturm Graz, he had a spell with Lafnitz in the second tier before returning to the top flight with Hartberg then two seasons with made 61 appearances overall - 26 last season, 13 of them starts, as they narrowly avoided relegation having finished bottom at the end of the regular season before overtaking Austria Klagenfurt after the league split.
