FCZ boss is in no hurry: Canepa is planning Jurendic’s successor

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Actually, the situation at FCZ is identical to last year. At the time, head coach André Breitenreiter (49) jumped to Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga – and now it is sports director Marinko Jurendic (45) who surprisingly goes to Augsburg in the Bundesliga.

FCZ chairman Ancillo Canepa (70) now comments for the first time on Jurendic’s shock. Is the departure of the head of sports in the middle of preparation even more serious than the change in rider width? Canepa says no and tells Blick, “The influence of a head coach is direct, that of a sports director is more indirect. So the urgency is not the same.”

An external workaround should help

In contrast to a year ago, the bizarre situation is that, despite the deal with Augsburg, Jurendic only starts at FCA on August 1 and continues to work for FCZ for a few weeks. According to information from Blick, Jurendic should continue to look for a successor for himself in addition to selection planning.

However, Canepa describes that Zurich does not want to appoint a new sports director as soon as possible. The FCZ plan reads as follows: “As an interim solution, we will also bridge the current transfer period with the help of a third-party mandate.”

The club will therefore be dependent on external help until the end of the transfer window at the end of August. Who that is is not yet clear.

The sports boss profile has been redefined

Canepa explains that Jurendic’s successor may not be given the same tasks. “First, like every year, we want to carry out a situation analysis. The results must therefore flow into the definition of the ‘sports manager’ profile,” says the FCZ boss. to close.”

In addition to Canepa himself, that should be Thomas Bickel (59), who was a sports director before Jurendic and has been working as a head scout at the club ever since.

Source : Blick