Brighton have appointed former Bayern Munich supervisor Jens Scheuer as their new women’s head coach on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
The Seagulls have been with no supervisor since October after Hope Powell stepped down following a troublesome begin to the Women’s Super League season.
Amy Merricks has since served as the interim supervisor, however the staff are at the moment one place above the relegation zone with simply seven factors from eight video games.
Their final sport, in the beginning of December, noticed them endure a fifth lack of the marketing campaign as they have been crushed 3-1 by Manchester City.
Scheuer, who joins the membership topic to receiving a piece allow, has loads of expertise in women’s soccer, having beforehand coached at Bayern and Freiburg, profitable the Frauen-Bundesliga in 2021 with Bayern.
The 44-year-old advised the Brighton web site: “It’s a great feeling, I’m very excited to work for the team and the club. The facilities are the best I have ever seen.
“I had good talks with [technical director] David Weir. The first time we spoke it was clear for me that I wanted to come here and build a team which can grow and move up the table. I’m very excited for the future and can’t wait to get started.”
Women’s chair Michelle Walder added: “I am absolutely thrilled to welcome Jens as our new head coach of the women’s team.
“He has great experience at the very top level of women’s football in Europe, winning the Bundesliga in 2021 at Bayern Munich. He consistently finished in the top two during his three seasons there and guided them to the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2021.
“Jens was our number one target from the start and the process was similar to the one we recently undertook when appointing Roberto de Zerbi as men’s head coach.
“The excellent results during Amy Merricks’s time as interim coach and having the winter break took some of the time pressure off us, and allowed us to go through a thorough process which reaffirmed Jens as our first choice.”
Scheuer’s first sport in cost will probably be on 15 January away to backside facet Leicester, who’re but to choose up a degree this season.
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