Overview
- Club president Harald Zanker confirmed the immediate end of cooperation, saying the step protects children, the club and coaches.
- The Thuringian Education Ministry barred the coach from the Erfurt Sportgymnasium and suspended him from school training following a renewed review.
- Erfurt’s youth welfare office assessed a child‑protection risk in April and recommended the coach be excluded from the sport program without delay.
- Despite that recommendation, the club initially reinstated the coach, who later returned to work at the sports school at the start of the 2025–2026 year.
- Der Spiegel reports the split has applied since Wednesday evening, the state handball federation will address his volunteer post, and the coach’s lawyer rejects the allegations.