COLOGNE, Germany – Cologne prolonged coach Steffen Baumgart‘s contract by one other 12 months to 2025 on Wednesday in an indication of continuity at a Bundesliga membership going through a switch ban.

Known for carrying a flat cap and displaying his feelings on the touchline, Baumgart positioned seventh with Cologne in his first season in cost final 12 months with a squad which had barely averted relegation underneath his predecessor. The staff is eleventh at the moment.

His contract had been on account of expire on the finish of the 2023-24 season.

Baumgart rose quickly by means of the German soccer system after teaching within the fourth-tier regional divisions as not too long ago as 2016. He led Paderborn to back-to-back promotions from the third tier to the Bundesliga, the place the membership lasted a single season in 2019-20, after which joined Cologne in 2021.

FIFA banned Cologne from signing new gamers for 2 switch home windows over the disputed acquisition of a younger ahead from Slovenia. The membership has filed an enchantment with the Court of Arbitration for Sport asking for the ban to be suspended till the case is set, which is the same old process.

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