Purple Bull Salzburg have appointed German Thomas Letsch as their new head coach, the membership stated on Wednesday, two days after sacking Pep Lijnders over “unsatisfactory performances”.
Letsch, 56, has signed a contract operating till June 30, 2027, the Austrian membership stated in a press release.
“It’s important that we develop collectively as a workforce,” Letsch, who was fired by German Bundesliga aspect Bochum in April, stated.
Letsch beforehand coached the U16 and U18 groups of the Purple Bull Soccer Academy and Salzburg’s UEFA Youth League workforce.
Lijnders — former assistant of Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool — was sacked with the membership at the moment lounging in fifth place within the Austrian Bundesliga — 10 factors behind leaders Sturm Graz.
RB Salzburg additionally sit a lowly thirty second within the Champions League’s revamped league part, after shedding 5 and profitable simply one in all their six outings to this point.
Dutchman Lijnders had taken over the helm at Salzburg in July.
Becoming a member of Letsch as assistant coach is German Kai Hesse, 39. He replaces Vitor Matos, who was additionally let go.
Salzburg have topped the Austrian league greater than a dozen instances since Purple Bull took over in 2005.
