Sat on Saturday Alexander end One last time on the coaching bench SC Fortuna Cologne. The hoped-for title Middle Rhine Cup There was no farewell, but Ende still found moving words of farewell after the game. After two years he leaves the club at the end of the season.

Sitting all alone Alexander end after losing the final Middle Rhine Cup against FC Viktoria Cologne at the table in the press room. His board of directors Olaf Janssen was initially held in the dressing room by his players and only raised a little late at the press conference. The emotions could already be seen at the end. Thoughts probably revolved around the past two years in which he was with Fortune Cologne did a lot of things right, but didn’t achieve great success.

>>> Alexander Ende leaves Fortuna at the end of the season

“I’m sitting here very disappointed. I would have wished for the trophy at the end of this season for me, the team and the whole club,” he began his statement about the game after he – quite the fine sportsman – had congratulated Janssen and Viktoria on the win. “It has been a wonderful time for me and a great honor to coach this club,” he continued.

Outstanding record

In 78 games he was the responsible coach of Fortuna, scored a strong 140 points during this time, which makes an excellent average of 1.8 points per game. In this season alone there were 74, but in the end it was only enough for a thankless fifth place in the classification Regional League West. In March and April, the team gambled away the excellent starting position and only clinched two wins. This is offset by seven draws and three defeats. Whether it was the stress of the English weeks or the head didn’t play along – it doesn’t matter. Over is over.

“We would like to thank Alexander Ende very much for his enormous commitment and the trusting cooperation in the last two years. He was largely responsible for establishing SC Fortuna in the top group of the Regionalliga West,” said the club in a statement a few weeks ago. Now the paths are finally parting. Where it ends up is still unknown at the moment.

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