Former skilled footballer Christian Gentner would be the new sports activities director at Bundesliga membership VfB Stuttgart. The membership is thus closing a spot.
Christian Gentner has been promoted from head of the licensed participant division to sports activities director at VfB Stuttgart. Gentner is taking up the place that has been vacant since July 1st from present sports activities director Fabian Wohlgemuth. VfB Stuttgart confirmed this on Tuesday afternoon. According to a report in “Bild”, the 39-year-old will obtain a contract till 2027.
Gentner’s promotion comes as little shock. “When I took workplace as CEO, I used to be firmly satisfied that we might place ourselves extra broadly in sport to allow completely different views. And it was and is vital to me that we contain former VfB gamers in accountable positions and capabilities. Christian Gentner has “We have done a very good job as head of the licensed player department, so being promoted to sports director is the logical step,” mentioned VfB board chairman Alexander Wehrle in a membership assertion.
Fabian Wohlgemuth: The choice to go along with Gentner has been clear for a very long time
Fabian Wohlgemuth, who was promoted from sports activities director to sports activities director in the summertime, says: “The decision to give Christian the position of sports director was clear within the board for a long time. I am pleased that we were now able to put this plan into practice .”
Christian Gentner himself thanks “the board of directors around Alex Wehrle and Fabian Wohlgemuth for the trust” that they’ve positioned in him “by appointing him as sports director.” VfB Stuttgart is “not just any club” for him, Gentner continued. “That makes me even more motivated to be successful with VfB.”
Champions with Stuttgart and Wolfsburg
The former midfielder, who turned German champion with VfB Stuttgart in 2007 and in addition with VfL Wolfsburg in 2009, performed 430 Bundesliga video games (46 objectives) for Stuttgart, Wolfsburg and Union Berlin. He performed in 373 aggressive video games for VfB. Gentner ended his lively profession at FC Luzern in Switzerland in 2023.
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