Werder Bremen shortly before the obligation of assistant coach Raphael Duarte!

Werder Bremen shortly before the obligation of assistant coach Raphael Duarte!

Bremen, Deutschland - SV Werder Bremen is faced with an exciting change. In the course of the recent changes in the club management, the new trainer Horst Steffen has big plans. As Weser Kurier , Steffen has expressed the wish, Raphael Duarte as assistant coach from SV Elversberg bring with you. The team from Bremen is working intensively on this obligation, and the signs are good that Duarte, who dates from Luxembourg and is only 29 years old, will soon make the change.

Duarte has already agreed with Werder Bremen as far as the transfer fee is concerned, this should also be low. Another assistant coach is still being sought, with Christian Schulz, the current U17 coach of Hannover 96, being considered. The thesis that Werder wants to go into the new season with a duarte and a second assistant is increasingly becoming convinced, because Steffen and Duarte celebrated success together at the Elversberg and reached the promotion to the 3rd league and the direct passage to the championship.

new face at the top of the Elversberger

While Werder Bremen starts a new era, SV Elversberg also takes a change. Vincent Wagner, who previously supervised the U23 of TSG Hoffenheim, is now succeeding Horst Steffen. He signed a three-year contract by 2028, as reported by the Sportschau . Wagner, a 39-year-old from Nordhausen, brings extensive experience from various clubs, including Rot-Weiss Essen and VfL Bochum. It will be his priority to continue the successful work of Steffens and bring fresh impulses to the club.

The club has changed a lot because eight players, including Fisnik Asllani and Muhammed Damar, left the club. Nevertheless, Wagner is optimistic about the future and wants to expand positive developments.

Steffen’s history and challenges

Horst Steffen, the new head at Werder Bremen, brings valuable experiences from the 2nd Bundesliga. He succeeded Ole Werner, who did not want to continue working with the association for discrepancies in the squad composition and an unsatisfactory season. As ZDF , Steffen is officially presented on Monday and is expected to sign a contract until 2028. which he looked after.

The task of leading Werder Bremen back to old strength is anything but easy. After returning to the Bundesliga under Werner, the European Cup qualification was almost missed in the last two seasons. It remains to be seen whether Steffen can reject the club's fortunes. However, the signs are on change.