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SSV Ulm Parts With Coach Dotchev, Hires Isik to Lead Sporting Rebuild

The move signals a top-down reset built on local talent with a shared playing style.

Overview

  • Ulm disclosed at Wednesday's press conference that head coach Pavel Dotchev will leave when the season ends.
  • The club introduced Murat Isik as sporting director with an official start date of May 18.
  • Leaders said they want a "consequent rebuild on all levels" as the team sits 18th in Germany's third tier, eight points from safety with three matches left.
  • Isik plans to source 60 to 70 percent of the squad from the surrounding region and to use one playing system from under-15s to the first team.
  • No successor to Dotchev is official yet, and the front office now faces fast contract and recruitment calls for a likely Regionalliga campaign.