“A shock for the team”: Emilio Ortega resigns as coach of OSV Hannover
This news came as a surprise on Sunday evening. Emilio Ortega is no longer the coach of the regional division OSV Hannover. Ortega is off the trainer post because the effort has become too great for him. “I can’t spend 100 percent on my family, 100 percent on my job and 100 percent on national league football. And 90 percent commitment is no longer enough at this level, ”says the trainer.
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After the 1-0 home win against TSV Wetschen, Ortega and deputy chairman Nicolas Manke announced the team’s decision. “We have a change in the most important sporting function in the club. Of course it’s a shock for the team, ”said Manke. Ortega was the coach of the OSV for three and a half years. Already after the 0-1 defeat against Stelingen, the coach informed the club that he would like to stop for the winter break.
Still in the promotion round with a new coaching team?
Both sides decided that it would be better to end the cooperation with immediate effect. “We are on friendly terms, Emilio has done a great job here. But is it better for the new coach to take over as head coach right now, ”said Manke. The team will be taken over by the previous assistant coach Yilmaz Dag and captain Carsten Folprecht. Dag will be the head coach, Folprecht will support him as an assistant coach. “This is a very good succession plan,” says Manke and praises the outgoing Ortega. “We have Emilio to thank for everything going so smoothly.” Dag and Folprecht will initially look after the national division until the end of the season. “And hopefully beyond that,” says the deputy chairman of the OSV Hannover.
After eleven games, the OSV is in fifth place in the Landesliga Staffel Nord. At the weekend, the Oststadters play at TSV Krähenwinkel / Kaltenweide. With a win, the gap on the promotion round would melt to two points. “Hope is back after the win against Wetschen. As long as it is mathematically possible, we squint at third place, which entitles us to the promotion round, ”says Manke, indicating the route for the coming weeks.