Magath delighted with Wolfsburg return
Felix Magath is delighted at being named as the new coach of VfL Wolfsburg almost two years after steering them to the Bundesliga title and just two days after his acrimonious split with Schalke 04.
Magath left Wolfsburg after winning the title to take over Schalke, but the side have fallen to second from bottom in the table since firing Steve McClaren. But Magath said he did not have to think twice about returning after being contacted by them earlier this week, and signing on Friday.
He signed a two-year contract only 48 hours after resigning as coach of Schalke, having been given a vote of no confidence by their board and after learning of the interest from his former club.
"I agreed immediately,'' Magath said. "When I left Wolfsburg after the amazing success, there was a lot of sadness. I was always happy here. Of course the contact from Wolfsburg a few days ago came as a surprise, but I did not have to consider it for a second. Everything then went very quickly.''
Magath inherits a side that has lost four of its last five games under Pierre Littbarski, who will still remain with the club, although managing director Dieter Hoeness has been relieved of his duties with Magath also taking over his position.
Hoeness had hired and fired former coach Steve McClaren in the summer and he has now paid for the club's slide into the bottom two.
"We had several open and constructive discussions to analyse the situation, but we had different opinions,'' said Wolfsburg chairman Dr Garcia Sanz. "We therefore decided to part company mutually. We would like to thank Dieter Hoeness for the work he has done.''
Sanz explained how the idea of recalling Magath came about after he walked away from the club to take over in Gelsenkirchen two years ago having led Wolfsburg to the title.
"We made contact with Felix Magath on Tuesday evening and then everything went quite quickly,'' he said.
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