"Cologne dismisses Steffen Baumgart as head coach

One of the outsiders of the German Bundesliga, Cologne, has officially announced the resignation of head coach Steffen Baumgart.

Steffen Baumgart, Getty Images

The 51-year-old specialist took charge of Cologne in the summer of 2021 and managed to lead the team to the group stage of the Conference League in the 2022/23 season.

Baumgart received the news of his dismissal after the defeat in the Bundesliga match of the 16th round against Union Berlin (0: 2). "Cologne goes into the winter break 17th in the standings with 10 points.