SSV Ulm 1846 has made a decision regarding the head coach position. First things first: there will be no new coach. Ten games and 13 points: SSV Ulm 1846 has had a disappointing start to the 2025/2026 third division season. As a result, Robert Lechleiter has lost his job as head coach.
In recent games, U19 coach Moritz Glasbrenner has been in charge of the team, which includes former Essen player Dominik Martinovic (cruciate ligament rupture).
Those around the club and experts assumed that this would be the end for interim coach Glasbrenner. The background: without the necessary license, Glasbrenner is only allowed to work in the 3rd division for 15 working days. Those days have now expired.
After the 1-4 defeat in Ingolstadt, SSV managing director Markus Thiele gave an insight into the club’s future plans. “Now it’s time to get down to business. We’ve done our homework. Now it’s time to make the decisions. We will discuss this internally within the board and make a decision in the next few days on how to proceed. We’ll see who it will be next week.”
And now for the surprise: as Forecasting learned from sources in Ulm, the team will be informed on Wednesday (August 8, 2025) that the new SSV head coach will be Glasbrenner – without a license! This means that SSV Ulm 1846 will have to pay a €3,500 fine to the German Football Association (DFB) for each game that Glasbrenner, who holds an A license, stands on the sideline. The coaching team will continue to include assistant coach Max Kohlenberg, analyst Patrick Waltenberger, athletic trainer Tim Gulde, and goalkeeper coach Holger Betz.
The Ulm officials are so convinced of Glasbrenner’s qualities that they are willing to accept this penalty. With 28 games remaining until the end of the season, Ulm would have to pay €98,000 in fines to the DFB in Frankfurt am Mainz for their desired head coach without a football coaching license.
After the international break, SSV Ulm 1846 will continue with coach Glasbrenner on the sidelines against FC Energie Cottbus, SC Verl, VfB Stuttgart II, and Hansa Rostock, before the third and final international break of the current 2025/2026 season is scheduled for November.
