Martina Voss-Tecklenburg no longer coach of Germany’s women’s soccer team

Martina Voss-Tecklenburg is not going to return as coach of Germany women’s soccer team.

The German soccer federation mentioned Saturday that it determined at a joint assembly the day earlier than that they had been to finish their collaboration “with immediate effect,” concluding her five-year stint in cost.

Voss-Tecklenburg had been on sick go away since Germany’s earliest exit ever on the Women’s World Cup in August. The federation mentioned in September that she was unavailable for the Nations League video games towards Denmark and Iceland, and it appointed the 72-year-old Horst Hrubesch as interim coach in her place.

The federation mentioned the 55-year-old Voss-Tecklenburg had an sickness, with out going into additional particulars, and officers appeared they wished to stay along with her as coach. They evidently modified their minds within the meantime.

“After a detailed analysis of the disappointing performance of the women’s national team at the last World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, there was agreement that the team needed a fresh start in terms of sporting leadership,” the federation mentioned in a press release Saturday.

Voss-Tecklenburg, who made 125 appearances as a participant for Germany, had taken over from interim coach Hrubesch in 2018. At the World Cup the next 12 months, her team misplaced within the quarterfinals towards Sweden.

Voss-Tecklenburg’s greatest achievement got here when she led the facet to the 2022 European Championship remaining towards England. Germany misplaced 2-1 in further time with out injured captain Alexandra Popp.

Voss-Tecklenburg prolonged her contract final April via the 2025 European Championship. The federation didn’t say whether or not Hrubesch would stay or whether or not it was searching for one other successor.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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