Nuremberg (dpa / lby) – Sport director Dieter Hecking wants to make his future at 1. FC Nuremberg also dependent on his private life. “The club have indicated that they are happy with my work and want to work with me beyond June 30, 2023. Discussions are ongoing but it is not about contract length or money. I have a few issues to work through for myself “Hecking (57) told the “Nürnberger Nachrichten” and the “Nürnberger Zeitung” (Friday) in an interview before the Franconia derby against SpVgg Greuther Fürth on Saturday (1 p.m. / Sky).

There is “being a commuter with a 500-kilometer one-way trip to my family in Hanover, which leads to discussions with my wife about how much longer I want to do it. But what’s also important to me: Do our members want the route we set?”, Hecking continued. “If we fail to win the trust of the members again, that would give me a lot to think about. I want to move the club forward and not always take a step forward and then a step back.”

Hecking used to be the coach of 1. FC Nürnberg and has been the Franconian sports director since the summer of 2020.