Overview
- The club ended Sandro Wagner’s contract by mutual agreement on December 1 after 14 competitive matches, shortly after a 0–3 defeat to Hoffenheim, marking the shortest Bundesliga-era stint for an Augsburg coach.
- Wagner averaged 0.93 points per game, the worst record for an Augsburg head coach in the top flight.
- Manuel Baum has led his first training session and will steer the team through the winter break, with league fixtures against Leverkusen at home, Frankfurt away, and Bremen at home still to play.
- Executives had publicly supported Wagner at a recent members’ meeting before reversing course within days.
- Sporting director Benjamin Weber signaled the search will favor a proactive, youth-forward approach over a veteran “firefighter,” as Augsburg’s 18 coaches since 2000 echo wider Bundesliga churn, including HSV’s 33 in that period.