Overview

• The club confirmed the change on Monday, also releasing assistants Jan Hoepner and Manfred Stefes from their duties.
• Anfang led his first training session in the afternoon and arrived with assistant coach Florian Junge, with a further staff addition to be named.
• Sporting chief Klaus Allofs called Anfang an expert on the 2. Bundesliga and said he has already shown he can lead teams successfully.
• Fortuna publicly thanked Thioune for guiding the club to the brink of promotion in 2024 and noted he remains under contract through 2028.
• At his presentation, Anfang said he will seek a handover conversation with Thioune and focus first on stabilizing the squad, with the next game set for October 17 against Eintracht Braunschweig.