Former Bundesliga player Florian Jungwirth has ended his active career. He will now become a co-coach in Canada.

Former junior international Florian Jungwirth has ended his active career. The 34-year-old, who was under contract with VfL Bochum in the 2013/14 season, played the last six years in North American Major League Soccer.

Now, his club Vancouver Whitecaps announced Jungwirth’s career end after 15 years of professional football along with a four-minute video in which former companions such as Danny Latza, Lars and Sven Bender and also VfL sports director Patrick Fabian had their say.

Jungwirth will remain in the MLS, however: At the Whitecaps, the former centre-back will join Italian Vanni Sartini’s coaching team and work under sporting director Axel Schuster (at Schalke 04 from 2016-19).

“I am very grateful that the Vancouver Whitecaps, Axel Schuster and Vanni Sartini are giving me this extraordinary opportunity to work with the first team as a co-coach,” Jungwirth said, delighted with his new role with the Canadians. “It’s a great form of trust and I can’t wait to pay that back. “

During his active career, Jungwirth amassed over 400 caps, most of them in MLS. In the 2nd Bundesliga, the defender was on the pitch 109 times, also 35 Bundesliga games stand at the end in the career balance.

In his year at VfL, he was mostly a regular and played 30 games before his contract was terminated and he moved to Darmstadt 98. It was with the Lilies that Jungwirth enjoyed his most successful period in Germany and was promoted to the Bundesliga in 2015.

Jungwirth also played for the DFB’s youth teams. In 2009, he captained the U20s to the World Cup and into the quarter-finals; in total, Florian Jungwirth wore the eagle on his chest 44 times.