Article on Stendel from Kicker Magazine

Stendel signs at Barnsley
New job for Daniel Stendel: The former coach of Hannover 96 has signed a contract with the English second division relegated FC Barnsley until 2020. The 44-year-old, since the release from the Lower Saxony in March 2017 without a job, confirmed the deal on Wednesday afternoon in a conversation with the kicker. Stendel: "The contact has been in place for two weeks and the club was very knowledgeable about me and my ideas about football, which impressed me."

An appointment on-site created the final conviction before the signing of the contract on Tuesday: "Barnsley is not a big city (about 73,000 inhabitants, ie Red.), For which the club has a paramount importance There is no sign of depression after relegation to the third division, on the contrary: 9,000 season tickets have been sold again and I'm really looking forward to this adventure. "

Ambition of the club is, of course, the return to the Second League, unlike at that time in Hannover under Boss Martin child is not, however, from the "no-alternative resurgence" the speech. Stendel: "Those responsible convey patience to build something new, and the rise does not have to be successful in the first year."

Stendel is set to start preparation on 25 June, provided that all formalities have been clarified with 96 by then. In Lower Saxony, the football teacher is officially until 30 June under contract. Stendel is accompanied by two assistants of his trust: Andreas Winkler, former youth coach and sports director at RW Essen, as well as Christopher Stern, most recently assistant coach of Hannover U 23, come to the island

 

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