Wolfsburg hires Martin Schmidt after firing Andries Jonker

Posted September 18, 2017 7:00 am

The Associated Press

WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) - Wolfsburg has hired Martin Schmidt to coach the Bundesliga side as a swift replacement for Andries Jonker.

Jonker was fired on Monday after less than seven months in charge, with Saturday's 1-0 loss at Stuttgart leaving Wolfsburg with four points from its opening four league games of the new campaign.

The 50-year-old Schmidt has signed a contract through 2019 and he will take charge of Tuesday's game against Werder Bremen.

The Swiss coach left Mainz by mutual consent in May after almost three years in charge. Mainz finished last season in 15th place in the Bundesliga, above Wolfsburg on goal difference. Wolfsburg only survived in the Bundesliga last season by a winning a playoff.

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File - In this Saturday, April 22, 2017 photo Wolfsburg's head coach Andries Jonker attends the team's warm up prior to the German Bundesliga soccer match between Hertha BSC Berlin and VfL Wolfsburg in Berlin, Germany. Jonker has been dismissed as head coach of VfL Wolfsburg on Monday. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) The Associated Press

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