Overview
- The club confirmed Brüggemann will step down in mid‑March by mutual agreement following talks on the department’s future direction.
- Clemens Fritz said Brüggemann approached him expressing a desire to change, and the club accepted her request.
- Head coach Fritzy Kromp will handle urgent operational matters, including transfers and 2026/27 squad planning, together with Fritz until a successor is appointed.
- Werder says it aims to further professionalize and may adjust organizational structures, with the vacancy targeted to be filled quickly.
- The announcement lands two days before the DFB‑Pokal quarterfinal at SGS Essen, and caps a tenure that took the program from its 2007 launch to the Bundesliga, a 2025 cup final, and its first A‑national player, Larissa Mühlhaus.