Horst Steffen takes over the helm at Werder Bremen – a new beginning!

Horst Steffen takes over the helm at Werder Bremen – a new beginning!

SV Werder Bremen has hired Horst Steffen as its new head coach, who will succeed Ole Werner. Steffen, 56 years old, was most recently the coach of the second division club SV Elversberg. Media reports, including from Sky and Deichstube, confirm the club's decision. The contract with Steffen is scheduled to run until 2028, with the transfer fee to Elversberg being between 300,000 and 350,000 euros antennemuenster.de.

Ole Werner had announced that he would extend his contract with Werder, but did not do so, after which the club decided to part ways with him immediately. Werner led the club back into the Bundesliga since November 2021 and established it there. However, he was criticized for the lack of integration of talent and had disagreements with the sporting leadership regarding the composition of the squad. Nevertheless, he was popular with fans and achieved positive development with the team t-online.de.

Steffen's coaching career

Horst Steffen looks back on a successful career as a trainer. He has worked at SV Elversberg since 2018, where he led the team from the regional league through the 3rd league to the 2nd Bundesliga. In the past season, Elversberg finished third in the table, but failed in relegation to 1. FC Heidenheim. In previous years, Steffen also coached teams such as Chemnitzer FC, Preußen Münster and the Stuttgarter Kickers werder.de.

Steffen also brings extensive experience from his playing days, in which he played over 200 Bundesliga and 75 second division games for clubs such as Bayer Uerdingen, Borussia Mönchengladbach and MSV Duisburg. His involvement with Werder Bremen is his first position as a coach in the Bundesliga and he is optimistic about the challenges that lie ahead. Steffen said that Werder's request was a recognition of his previous work and that he found the club's development to be promising t-online.de.

The goals with Werder Bremen

In his new role, Steffen is valued as a supporter of young players. During his time in Elversberg he looked after talents such as Nick Woltemade. Steffen himself emphasizes the good Werder Bremen team, whose potential he recognized. The aim of his future work will be to further promote the positive development of the team and to give young players the chance to establish themselves in the Bundesliga. Clemens Fritz, Werder's football manager, praised Steffen's playing philosophy and team management skills werder.de.

Steffen will be officially introduced on Monday at 1:00 p.m. Football fans and the Werder community are excited to see what impulses he will give the team and how the team will develop under his leadership.