Second-division soccer club SC Preußen Münster has introduced a new head coach. The new hire brings a wealth of experience!

SC Preußen Münster has signed Alois Schwartz as its new head coach. The team, currently last in the 2. Bundesliga standings, announced the news on Tuesday.

The 58-year-old succeeds Alexander Ende, who was dismissed on March 16. The current interim coaches, U23 coach Kieran Schulze-Marmeling and head of the training center Janis Hohenhövel, will serve as his assistant coaches. The contract initially runs until the end of the season.

“Alois Schwartz is a very experienced coach who has already demonstrated, through clear leadership and structure, that he can provide valuable impetus to teams fighting relegation. He knows what it takes to maximize the chances of a successful season finale in this situation,“ said Ole Kittner, Managing Director of Sports, Strategy, and Communication, adding: ”By bringing in Kieran Schulze-Marmeling and Janis Hohenhövel as assistant coaches, we can draw on a high level of intuition and identification with Preußen Münster. We are convinced that with this setup, we have found the best solution for the challenges ahead.”

Alois Schwartz has stood on the sidelines as a coach in the 2. Bundesliga a total of 222 times for 1. FC Nürnberg, Karlsruher SC, SV Sandhausen, and Hansa Rostock. Most recently, he coached the third-division side 1. FC Saarbrücken.

“I am very much looking forward to this challenge and accepted it because I am convinced that together we can turn things around. The team has already shown that it has the mentality and the quality to compete in this division,” said Schwartz about his new role.

The new coach will be officially introduced at a press conference on Wednesday; he will lead his first training session that afternoon before gaining further insights under competitive conditions during a friendly match against TSV Havelse, the bottom team in the third division, on Thursday.

SC Preußen Münster currently trails the 16th-place relegation spot by two points and is one spot above the 15th-place non-relegation spot. On Sunday (April 5, 1:30 p.m.), the team will face Holstein Kiel in an away match in the 2. Bundesliga. For Schwartz and his team, it is the first of seven must-win matches against relegation.