The association invited for 10.30 a.M. For a press conference in frankfurt am main. The most promising candidate is the current assistant coach frank menz. The 48-year-old is currently the national coach for the A2 national team and the U20 team and also acted as co-coach to pesic last summer. Together with emir mutapcic, pesic and menz led the german national team through the qualifying rounds for the 2013 european championships in slovenia without a defeat. Menz is a recognized expert and, thanks to his work in the area of young talent, is also very familiar with the talents that come after him.
Pesic’s predecessor dirk bauermann, on the other hand, will definitely not be making a comeback as national coach for the time being. He will not be in frankfurt am main on thursday. "There was no contact," bauermann told the dpa news agency.
Last week, the 54-year-old said he could imagine returning to coach the national team. "If you need me, i’ll be happy to help," said bauermann, who was dismissed from his position at bayern shortly before the current bundesliga season. "I have always said that the position of national coach is a very special one for me," said bauermann, who was in charge of the national team from 2003 to 2011.
Henrik rodl, who was also traded, also declared that he would not succeed pesic. "It would be an honor for any coach to work as a national coach one day". At the moment, however, i am concentrating exclusively on my work in trier," said rodl.
The 1993 european champion had already been considered as a candidate after bauermann’s departure following the 2011 european championships. Due to his successful work with young german players in trier, this time he is also in the focus, especially since his contract in trier expires.
Pesic had only taken over the DBB selection at the beginning of march. After the successful qualification for the european championship, however, the serb’s contract expired. Although both sides had initially expressed interest in further cooperation, in the end pesic decided to return to club coaching. "I want to continue being a coach and not just any administrator," the 63-year-old had said at his introduction in munich. The new national coach will be active as a coach for the first time at the end of july in preparation for the european championships, which will be held in slovenia in september.