Overview
- Aue’s board and supervisory council decided Tuesday night to dismiss sporting director Matthias Heidrich and co-trainer Jörg Emmerich, with head coach Jens Härtel retaining the club’s trust, according to TAG24 and BILD.
- The club sits 17th in the 3. Liga on 18 points after a 2–2 draw with Ingolstadt, and leadership views the slump as rooted beyond the head coach, BILD reported.
- Internal criticism targeted late or missing transfers, including the absence of a proper backup for striker Marcel Bär, which was attributed to sporting management.
- A persistent injury crisis has limited key attackers to far fewer minutes than peers and contributed to only 19 goals scored, the league’s second-worst output, per Transfermarkt figures cited by TAG24.
- The club plans to fill both roles, and reporting mentions former Greifswald coach Lars Fuchs as a potential external co-trainer candidate, with formal announcements still pending.