FC Zurich is pulling the ripcord and ending its collaboration with coach Dennis Hediger with immediate effect. Carlos Bernegger will take over on an interim basis, followed by Marcel Koller from June.
FCZ is reacting to the latest sporting developments and is parting ways with head coach Hediger with immediate effect. Hediger took over from Dutchman Mitchell van der Gaag, who was dismissed at the end of October on an interim basis. As the 13-time Swiss champions announced in a press release, Carlos Bernegger will take over as coach of the first team until the end of the current season.
At the same time, FC Zurich, ranked only 10th in the Super League after 19 defeats in 33 league games, is setting the course for the coming season at an early stage. Marcel Koller will take over as coach for the coming season and begin his duties on June 1.
Koller is well known in Switzerland as a coach. He won the Swiss championship title with FC St. Gallen in 2000 and led Grasshoppers to their last Super League title in 2003. Koller has also coached FC Basel and won the Swiss Cup in 2019.
Koller also gained experience in the Bundesliga with Cologne and Bochum, as well as coaching the Austrian national team. Most recently, Koller spent three years at Egyptian club Al Ahly, where he won the African Champions League twice, among other accolades.
