Kicker Report:
Kenan Kocak and Jan-Moritz Lichte set to join Kuntz on the Bosporus
By Peter Weis @PeterVicey
German footballing magazine Kicker reports that two co-trainers with first and second tier experience, but none from the Germany U21 staff, are set to follow Stefan Kuntz to the Turkish national team.
Stefan Kuntz. | Photo: Steven Schaap, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Both co-trainers actually have experience running Bundesliga squads. The much-sought after "Turkish liaison" is apparently former Waldhof Mannheim, SV Sandhausen, and Hannover 96 head-coach Kenan Kocak. The 40-year-old Kayseri native grew up as a Mannheim academy player in the Bundesrepublik. He coached a total of 243 matches in the lower divisions.
Kuntz's other choice is also not a member of the Germany U21 faculty. Jan-Moritz Lichte, who served as FSV Mainz's caretaker trainer for 12 Bundesliga fixtures last season, shall tag also tag along. Lichte remained under contract with Mainz as a coaching advisor. The FSV cleared the way for him to depart by terminating his contract on Friday.