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In Frankfurt he lived “magical nights” as a coach and proved to be a crisis manager.
Frankfurt Suddenly Fredi Bobic was in a hurry and the DFL general meeting had to stay behind as well. Finally, the sporting director of Eintracht Frankfurt was finally able to announce what had been emerging for weeks: coach Adi Hütter should continue his success story with the Bundesliga club for years to come. The Vorarlberg resident extended his contract, which expired in June 2021, two years in advance, “with great pride,” as he explained at the specially convened press conference.
Hütter, coming from Swiss champion YB Bern, succeeded Niko Kovac, who had been stolen from FC Bayern, in 2018 and followed his strides very well with his laid-back but always goal-oriented manner from the start. In their debut year, he and his team not only lived through numerous magical nights on the European stage, but also managed to qualify again for the Europa League through the league. “Everything fits,” justified the 50-year-old expanding his working document: “The most important thing was that I always felt full confidence in this association. The pressure never built up, we walked together through the deep valley. “
Sporting director Bobic was also enthusiastic about the deal: “It is a very nice day for Eintracht,” said the 48-year-old coach: “We are absolutely convinced that this is exactly the right step. We work together confidently and have already survived many difficult situations together. ”The extension is a novelty in Hütter’s career plan. Before that, the best Eintracht coach of the new millennium by points never stayed with a club for more than three years. Now it would be five seasons at the end of his new term in 2023.
Things will get serious for Frankfurt on September 12 with the DFB-Pokal match in 1860 Munich, a week later the promoted Arminia Bielefeld with former Altacher Christian Gebauer is awaiting the start of the league. It will be the first season without the triple burden of the Europa League.
