Kuntz about his farewell to the DFB: It was totally professionally

As part of a ceremony , at least it had announced the Turkish Football Association, Kuntz signed a three-year contract on Monday afternoon and thus destroyed his commitment as a Turkish national coach. Afterwards, he completed a small press marathon: First he was talking to the Turkish journalists and answer, then he moderated a smaller digital media round with German press representatives in the absence of a interpreter.

From time to time there must be new challenges for me, Kuntz justified his change to the Bosphorus. An a national team exercise and work abroad, still in a country where I have a positive past ... that has cooled me totally. Accordingly, it was quick to foreseen that his extremely successful term of office would increase as the U-21 coach at the DFB to the end. At the same time, Kuntz was important to always play with open maps - even to return one day: It s always good when you go and the door is open when you want to come back.

On the people I had to do with the DFB, I have nothing to come.

Stefan Kuntz

The process was totally professionally, the former national player emphasized. He is very grateful to DFB and the responsible manager Oliver Bierhoff and Joti Chatziallexiou (sporting director national teams). On the people I had to do at the DFB, I leave nothing, Kuntz said clearly. The farewell to the team he had looked after in the past country window at the prelude to the new European Championship qualifier, he did not really like him, because it is now a new vintage . It was clearly emotional, on the other hand, the farewell to the coach and caregiver staff, with which he has worked together intensively in recent years and almost shaped his term of office.

Accordingly, thought games have also given the coaching team with his assistants Daniel Niedzkowski and Antonio di Salvo with the Turkish Association (the Monday afternoon reported). But these thought games are now off the table - also because Kuntz wants to tear the DFB no holes .

Kuntz wants to go to Germany with the Turkish selection

For him, it is now about building a separate rod, Kuntz confirmed in this course also interested in the former Hannover coach Kenan Kocak. After that, an exhausting phase until perhaps preliminogening World Cup qualifiers against Norway on October 8th begins for him. At the moment it looks like I exchange the car with the aircraft seat, said Kuntz. Should mean: From now on, he will travel through numerous countries and leagues to make themselves a picture of his new players.

In general, he does not want to be too much with the past, Turkish EM cutting (out of the preliminary round) and the latest qualifier against the Netherlands (1: 6). In the World Cup Quali it is about getting out the best - but Kuntz already thinks of the phase afterwards. It s about the construction of a younger generation with a view of the EM 2024, he explains. If the qualification succeeds, Kuntz returns to his homeland - with the Turkish selection. The tournament finally takes place in Germany.