Florian Kohfeldt, one of the rising Stars coaches in German Football. Since he was a year ago, head coach in Bremen, it goes up with Werder and Kohfeldt, even if he has to be upset sometimes.
A title, Florian Kohfeldt, should also have a secure after one year as head coach of Werder Bremen still: The 36-Year-old is the most misspelled a Bundesliga coach. “Cabbage field” or “Kohfeld” lie on the table top, wherein the latter error even ran their own club. As a Werder Bremen have extended the end of 2017 the contract with Kohfeldt on the season, went out in the first version of the press release, the “t” lost. What went through at the time, perhaps, nor as forgiving of error, may not now happen. Because Florian Kohfeldt has long been a name that all of the mind you should have.
Goalkeeper in the U21 from Werder
As the former U23 coach of Werder Bremen on November 30. October 2017 took over after the dismissal of Alexander Nouri is the first team of the Bundesliga, he was in the scene a blank slate. According to Viktor Skripnik and Nouri Kohfeldt was the third Amateur coach in the series, moved up to the Werder-chief position. Otherwise, you didn’t know much about him: In Siegen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, born in Delmenhorst, near Bremen, grew up in, the goalkeeper for TV Jahn Delmenhorst, also in the Skripnik trained U21-team of Werder. That it would not be enough for a professional career as a goalkeeper, he noticed “after two or three training sessions,” said Kohfeldt looking back.
Nine pages of analysis for the youth coach
Engaged on the side line
Much better was his skills as a football analyst. In the D-youth in the case of Jahn Delmenhorst to his coach, Reinhard Schumacher put Kohfeldt after a heavy 0:5 defeat in a nine-page Letter with suggestions on what might be improved. “I was more than surprised that a twelve year old makes such thoughts,” said Schumacher, the Internet portal “Dyke bar”. After Kohfeldt had placed the dream of a professional career aside, he studied in Bremen, sports and health Sciences. According to the Master he was by the DFB football teachers ‘ training, in 2015, he completed the course as valedictorian.
“The Offensive”
Kohfeldt Werder Bremen took over at the end of October 2017 as a table second to last, which had remained in the first ten season winless. His Bundesliga debut on the bench at the 3. November 2017 ended with an unfortunate 1:2 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt. A week later, the Bremer Kohfeldt promoted from interim to head coach. Thereafter Werder started – especially in the home games. Kohfeldt let his Team brave storms, true to his motto: “Only the Offensive comes, and from this we then derive the Defend.” For almost a year Kohfeldts team stayed home undefeated – up to the 2:6 against Bayer 04 Leverkusen before a week and a half.
Always one hundred percent with the thing: Kohfeldt in the circle of his players
The Season’s Goal With The European Cup
Werder ended last season after a strong round table, eleventh, and remained in the current season, first on the track for success. However, the defeat against Leverkusen and 1:2-defeat at Mainz last weekend, have dampened the euphoria. Especially after the performance of his team in Mainz, Kohfeldt was angry: “Such games you have to 1000 percent, since you don’t have to be foaming at the mouth.” Werder will still “remain calm”, said the young coach, “and then very soon back League games to win”. Maybe on Saturday, if the table sixth is located in the Weser stadium, the Second Borussia Mönchengladbach, a direct competitor in the battle for the ambitious goal of the season the European Cup.
No Routine
His life had changed in the year as Werder head coach and he says to himself, Florian Kohfeldt: “I go now, not just through the city. And who does not change, then, of the lie itself in the bag.” Kohfeldt gives the impression that he really loves his Job. “There is no Routine,” he says with shining eyes. “That tingling when you go to the stadium, has changed from the first day until today, no piece of. I hope that it will change never. Because that is the most beautiful feeling ever.”