Hoffenheim confirms Sebastian Hoeness as head coach

Bundesliga side Hoffenheim on Monday confirmed the appointment of  38-year-old Sebastian Hoeness  as the head coach on a three-year deal, to begin working with the squad when they start pre-season training on August 2.

Daily Times gathered that Hoeness has been the reserve-team coach at Bayern Munich where his uncle Uli is honorary president. He is also the son of former Hertha Berlin boss Dieter.

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Sebastian Hoeness led Bayern’s reserves to an unexpected third division title this season.

In a statement on the club’s official website Hoffenheim sporting director Alexander Rosen said: “We’ve been in contact with Sebastian Hoeness for quite some time now, as we’re impressed by his work and his understanding of football is a perfect fit for TSG’s philosophy and strategy

“We’re very happy to be moving forward with Sebastian. We took the time to talk intensively about the club’s direction, objectives and other important details of our cooperation. We’re absolutely identical on many issues. In addition to this outstanding foundation content-wise, I’m personally looking forward to working with a really strong guy who fits in wonderfully with our coaching and back-room team.”

Hoeness succeeds Dutchman Alfred Schreuder, who was sacked in June after a series of poor performances for the club owned by billionaire Dietmar Hopp.

Under a six-man interim coaching staff, Hoffenheim won their last three games to grab sixth place and a place in the Europa League.