Overview
- Tarnat will assume the role on Monday and is expected at the test match against Union Berlin to get an immediate look at the squad.
- He replaces sporting chief Matthias Heidrich, whose exit about three weeks earlier left the position vacant.
- Club leaders, including president Thomas Schlesinger, sport board member Jens Haustein and advisor Steffen Ziffert, oversaw the selection process.
- Haustein pledged support to help Tarnat settle quickly and make timely decisions on personnel and strategy.
- The 56-year-old is a former Germany international with 363 Bundesliga appearances, a 2001 Champions League title with Bayern and academy leadership roles at Bayern and Hannover from 2017 to 2022.