Nuremberg (dpa / lby) – Dieter Hecking makes his surprising comeback as a coach in the crisis duel between 1. FC Nuremberg and SV Sandhausen. The sports director of the Franconian second division soccer team took over the post of coach himself after separating from Markus Weinzierl. After the 0: 5 debacle a week ago at 1. FC Heidenheim, Nuremberg received the bottom of the table from Sandhausen on Saturday (1 p.m. / Sky), who also has a new coach in Tomas Oral.
He will take “complete responsibility” at the end of the season, “should that go wrong,” said Hecking before the start of his rescue mission. Curiously, the 58-year-old also played his last game as a coach against the sand houses. With Hamburger SV, Hecking lost 5-1 to the club from Baden-Württemberg on the last day of the 2019/20 season. After that, Hecking became sports director in Nuremberg and actually declared his coaching career to be over.
