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Dortmund Extend Niko Kovač's Contract to 2029

The club frames the deal as a vote of confidence in a coach who stabilised the team while raising expectations for silverware.

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Borussia Dortmund extended coach Niko Kovac's deal at the club until 2029

Overview

  • The club announced the extension on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, signing Kovač through June 30, 2029 and confirming that assistants Robert Kovač and Filip Tapalović will remain on the coaching staff.
  • Dortmund say the decision rewards measurable progress under Kovač, who has guided the team from 11th place in 2025 to Champions League qualification and a second-place finish last season.
  • The club highlighted Kovač’s 114 points from 53 Bundesliga matches, an average of 2.15 points per game that Dortmund say is the best in the club’s history.
  • The extension arrives with Dortmund near the top of the Bundesliga and ahead of a Champions League trip to Bodø/Glimt, fixtures the club and coach acknowledge will test whether stability leads to trophies.
  • Kovač’s résumé includes a German Cup win with Eintracht Frankfurt and a league-and-cup double with Bayern Munich, and Dortmund’s leadership say closer working ties between the board, sporting directors, and coaching staff were key to the swift agreement.