Rudi Voeller will stay as DFB team manager
until World Cup 2006 in Germany. "The DFB
regards this as the right decision and believes
it will give a positive impulse to the national
team," DFB president Gerhard
Mayer-Vorfelder said on Friday.
Voeller had agreed to his contract beeing
extended until after the World Cup finals 2006
in Germany before. "I accept the challenge
and I am grateful for the trust that has been
placed to me," Voeller said. The former
german striker has been tied to a contract
with Bayer Leverkusen as sports director. The contract with the Bundesliga Club will
be cancelled on December 31, 2001. "We accept this decision and we will give
Voeller the support that he needs," Leverkusen´s manager Reiner Calmund said.
The 41 year old Voeller works as team manager since July 2, 2000. In 15 games
under Voeller the German team won nine and qualified for the World Cup 2002 in
Japan and Korea. The german "Teamchef" now wants to concentrate on the next
World Cup, where Germany plays against Saudi Arabia, Ireland and Cameroon in
Group E.
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Rudi Voeller will stay as DFB team manager
until World Cup 2006 in Germany. "The DFB
regards this as the right decision and believes
it will give a positive impulse to the national
team," DFB president Gerhard
Mayer-Vorfelder said on Friday.
Voeller had agreed to his contract beeing
extended until after the World Cup finals 2006
in Germany before. "I accept the challenge
and I am grateful for the trust that has been
placed to me," Voeller said. The former
german striker has been tied to a contract
with Bayer Leverkusen as sports director. The contract with the Bundesliga Club will
be cancelled on December 31, 2001. "We accept this decision and we will give
Voeller the support that he needs," Leverkusen´s manager Reiner Calmund said.
The 41 year old Voeller works as team manager since July 2, 2000. In 15 games
under Voeller the German team won nine and qualified for the World Cup 2002 in
Japan and Korea. The german "Teamchef" now wants to concentrate on the next
World Cup, where Germany plays against Saudi Arabia, Ireland and Cameroon in
Group E.
