By Rune Gjerulff@runegjerulff

Former Dortmund assistant set to join Bayern

Former BVB assistant Rene Maric is reportedly set to join Bayern Munich's coaching staff.
Bayern Munich are reportedly looking to strengthen their coaching staff.

According to Austrian newspaper Kurier, former Borussia Dortmund assistant Rene Maric is set to join the German champions.

What role he will take on at Bayern is unclear at this stage.

The 31-year-old worked as an assistant at Leeds United until the beginning of February.

Apart from Leeds and Dortmund, he has also worked for Borussia Mönchengladbach and RB Salzburg in the past.

Bundesliga news

MainzHenriksen and Mainz not "afraid" of Bayern
Match report DfB PokalAugsburg advance past Schalke, Karlsruhe eliminate Kickers Offenbach
Match report DfB PokalLeipzig see off St.Pauli in six-goal Pokal thriller
Match report DfB PokalLeverkusen make light work of Elversberg
Other Eintracht FrankfurtToppmöller draws comparison to Özil in explaining Chaibi's form dip: "A matter of body language."
Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht's appeal against Theate's red card rejected
Rumor FC BayernTel to move out on loan in January?
Preview Mainz & FC BayernMainz vs. Bayern Munich preview: Team news and predicted lineups
Post-match reaction DFB-FrauenGwinn's reveals Popp's final words after passing on captaincy: "She said 'Have fun with the crew'."
FC BayernBayern boss gives update on injured trio ahead of Mainz trip
Bayer 04 LeverkusenAlonso wary of underestimating Elversberg: "They deserve the same respect as Liverpool"
Leverkusen, Bayern & HeidenheimLeverkusen reportedly interested in Wanner
Other DFB PokalThorup guarantees Pokal starts for Claude-Maurice and Dahmen

Table

Match days

Other Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht confirm Kristensen's loss through international break
Post-match reaction Union & EintrachtUnion and Eintracht lash out at referee after draw
Team of the week BundesligaBundesliga Team of the Week: Matchday 8
Match report Heidenheim & HoffenheimBaumann heroics earn Hoffenheim draw against Heidenheim
Post-match reaction Eintracht FrankfurtGötze "very proud" after scoring in 300th Bundesliga match
Post-match reaction FC BayernEberl and Kompany laud Musiala after Bochum win
Match report Bochum & BayernFive-star Bayern thrash Bochum to return to winning ways
Post-match reaction Bayer 04 Leverkusen Alonso says Leverkusen "can and must defend better" after Werder draw
Post-match reaction VfB StuttgartHoeness criticizes Chabot for sending off: "Shouldn't happen again"
Match report Bundesliga Matchday 8Bremen battle back to draw Leverkusen late
Post-match reaction SC FreiburgGünter "proud" after Freiburg's "bitter" defeat against Leipzig
Post-match reaction Borussia DortmundKehl backs Sahin despite defeat: "He prepares his team well."
Match report Bundesliga Matchday 815:30 Kickoffs: Augsburg upset BVB, St. Pauli falter at home again, Leipzig claim top spot
Preview Bochum, Bayern MunichBochum vs Bayern München preview: Bayern to leave European humbling in the past
Preview St. Pauli & WolfsburgSt. Pauli vs Wolfsburg preview: Crucial bottom-half clash
Preview Augsburg & Borussia DortmundAugsburg vs Borussia Dortmund preview: BVB look to bounce back after European heartbreak
Predicted lineups BundesligaPredicted Bundesliga lineups: Matchday 8
Other SC Freiburg & ÖFBSchuster thanks Rangnick for set-piece model: "We used the Austrian corner variant."
Post-match reaction Union Berlin & Holstein KielRothe after sinking former club: "I still care about Kiel."
Team of the week BundesligaBundesliga Team of the Week: Matchday 7
Post-match reaction VfL WolfsburgGerhardt fumes after latest Wolfsburg failure: "We're always talking about new beginnings...."
Bayer 04 LeverkusenAlonso on managing Wirtz's minutes: "We needed him for half an hour"
Match report Bundesliga Matchday 7Bremen run riot against 10-man Wolfsburg
Match report Bundesliga Matchday 7Tom Rothe shines as Union Berlin see off Holstein Kiel
Post-match reaction VfL BochumBochum remain confident even after latest loss: "This team is alive."

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Match report UEFA Europa LeaguePorto push Hoffenheim aside in showery conditions
Match report UEFA Europa LeagueRiga frustrate Frankfurt until Larsson leaves his mark
Other Eintracht FrankfurtConfirmed lineups: Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Rigas FS
Post-match reaction FC BayernBayern lost confidence against Barcelona, Müller admits
Post-match reaction FC BayernVincent Kompany: "No excuses" after Bayern's clear loss to Barcelona
Post-match reaction FC BayernKimmich reacts to Barcelona defeat: "It was hara-kiri from us at times"
Match report RB LepizigAnother nearly night as Liverpool's Nuñez sinks Leipzig
Match report FC BayernRaphinha grabs hat-trick as clinical Barcelona punish Bayern
Post-match reaction Bayer 04 LeverkusenAlonso gives bleak injury update on Adli and reacts to Brest draw
Match report Bayer 04 LeverkusenLeverkusen drop points in Brittany with 1-1 draw against Brest
Preview RB LeipzigConfirmed lineups: RB Leipzig vs. Liverpool
FC BayernConfirmed lineups: Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich
Other Bayer 04 LeverkusenConfirmed lineups: Bayer Leverkusen vs. Stade Brest
Other Eintracht FrankfurtToppmöller guarantees Europa League start for Uzun, promises more minutes for Matanovic
Other RB LeipzigSzoboszlai expresses hope that Leipzig take Bundesliga title
Post-match reaction VfB StuttgartStuttgart euphoric after downing Juventus: "It doesn't get any better than this!"
Post-match reaction Borussia DortmundSahin responds to criticism of formation change against Real Madrid
Post-match reaction Borussia DortmundNmecha frustrated with Dortmund's second-half performance: "We gave the ball away too much"
Match report VfB Stuttgart Touré delivers knockout blow as Stuttgart take out Juventus
Match report Borussia DortmundReal Madrid blitz Dortmund in second-half onslaught
FC BayernKimmich looks forward to reunion with Flick
FC BayernKompany gives fresh update on Musiala ahead of Barcelona clash
Bayer 04 LeverkusenAlonso explains decision to leave Boniface out of Leverkusen's squad to face Brest
Borussia DortmundConfirmed lineups: Real Madrid vs. Borussia Dortmund

DFB-Pokal

MainzHenriksen and Mainz not "afraid" of Bayern
Match report DfB PokalAugsburg advance past Schalke, Karlsruhe eliminate Kickers Offenbach
Match report DfB PokalLeipzig see off St.Pauli in six-goal Pokal thriller
Match report DfB PokalLeverkusen make light work of Elversberg
Other Eintracht FrankfurtToppmöller draws comparison to Özil in explaining Chaibi's form dip: "A matter of body language."
Preview Mainz & FC BayernMainz vs. Bayern Munich preview: Team news and predicted lineups
Bayer 04 LeverkusenAlonso wary of underestimating Elversberg: "They deserve the same respect as Liverpool"
Other DFB PokalThorup guarantees Pokal starts for Claude-Maurice and Dahmen
Preview DFB-POKAL VfL Wolfsburg vs Borussia Dortmund preview: Wolfsburg looking for repeat of 2015 final
Other VfL WolfsburgHasenhüttl declares Majer and Nmecha ready for minutes against Dortmund
Other DFB PokalHoeneß reveals Chabot will miss out against Lautern, Bredlow to start in net
Borussia DortmundDepleted Dortmund prepare for Pokal trip to Wolfsburg
Other DFB PokalDFB-Pokal second round fixtures released
Post-match reaction Bayer 04 LeverkusenAndrich criticizes Leverkusen performance in the DFB-Pokal: "That's not us"
Post-match reaction VfB StuttgartHoeness after 5-0 win: "We're only at the beginning"
Preview DFB-PokalCarl Zeiss Jena vs. Bayer Leverkusen preview: Team news and predicted lineups
Preview DFB-PokalPreussen Münster vs. Stuttgart preview: Team news and predicted lineups
Match report DfB PokalFrankfurt show their class to break down stubborn Braunschweig
Match report DfB Pokal18:00 Pokal Kickoffs: A tip-Topp evening for Bremen, Wolfsburg scrape by Koblenz, Kickers Offenbach stun Magdeburg
Other SC FreiburgFreiburg praise resurgent Adamu: "He can become an important player for us."
Match report DfB Pokal18:00 Pokal Kickoffs: Hamburg and Karlsruhe simply unstoppable, Dresden eliminate Fortuna Düsseldorf
Other VfL WolfsburgHasenhüttl names Lacroix captain for cup tie: "I know that he will stay."
Match report DfB Pokal1.FC Köln survive first-round scare in Sandhausen
Match report DfB Pokal15:30 Pokal Kickoffs: Big shock as Bochum bow out; Hertha Berlin, Paderborn, Darmstadt, and Elversberg advance
Match report DfB PokalNürnberg squeeze past Saarbrücken after penalty shoot-out drama

German National Team

Post-match reaction DFB-FrauenGwinn's reveals Popp's final words after passing on captaincy: "She said 'Have fun with the crew'."
Other DFB FrauenWück announces short "symbolic" shift for Popp, two DFB players depart camp injured
Match report DFB FrauenGerman women prevail over England in seven-goal-thriller at Wembley
DFB FrauenChristian Wück's full German women's squad for October friendlies
Other DFB FrauenWück speaks on scouting, systems, and personal coaching journey ahead of Wembley debut
Other DFBFormer Germany U21 captain denies reports of Cameroon switch
Match report DFBGermany U21s complete undefeated qualifying campaign, yet still blow lead in draw with Poland
DFB Nagelsmann reveals why Wirtz was taken off at half-time against the Netherlands
Post-match reaction DFBNagelsmann shares thoughts on win over Netherlands: "It's deserved"
Post-match reaction DFBBaumann "happy, proud and thankful" after his Germany debut
Post-match reaction DFBLeweling modest after scoring debut winner for Germany: "Happy I could help"
Post-match reaction DFBKimmich praises "outstanding" Leweling after win over Netherlands
Match report DFBLeweling's debut goal sends Germany into Nations League quarter-finals
DFBUndav to miss out against the Netherlands with injury
DFBConfirmed lineups: Germany vs. Netherlands
DFBNagelsmann speaks on possibility of remaining Germany coach beyond 2026
DFBAngelo Stiller set for first Germany start on Monday
DFBPavlovic in contention to start against Netherlands after returning from injury
Preview DFBGermany vs. Netherlands preview: Team news and predicted lineups
Other Stuttgart & DFBConfirmed: Adductor tear to sideline Führich for two to three weeks
Other Bayern, Stuttgart, Hoffenheim, & DFBNübel reveals Baumann will stand in goal against the Netherlands
Post-match reaction Köln, Regensburg, & DFBMartel on clinching Euro qualification at old academy ground: "I used to be the ball boy here."
Post-match reaction Bayern & DFB Kimmich thanks Bosnia-Herzegovina fans for warm reception in Nations League duel
Other Bayern, Stuttgart, & DFBPavlovic and Führich questionable for Monday after sustaining injuries in Friday win
Match report DFBUndav brace proves the difference as Germany edge out Bosnia-Herzegovina

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Analysis/Commentary BundesligaShould the Bundesliga relegation/promotion tie be scrapped?
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Analysis/Commentary Bundesliga "Tactics Talk"Bundesliga Tactics Talk: Round 31
Analysis/Commentary BayernBayern Munich player ratings against Real Madrid
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