Overview
- The 57-year-old, diagnosed with incurable ALS in 2024, leaves the role after roughly one year in office.
- Vice chairs Christoph Henssler and Frank Engelhardt assume duties until an extraordinary members’ meeting elects a new board in the coming weeks.
- The resignation follows last week’s exits of CEO Markus Schütz and finance chief Frank Briel, a shake-up rooted in the club’s dispute over a house and stadium ban on agent Roger Wittmann.
- The Heidelberg regional court partially suspended the ban by injunction, and a separate case established that Wittmann had insulted Albrecht.
- After fans distributed “wanted posters” at the 3–1 win over RB Leipzig, Wittmann announced comprehensive legal steps, while media report sporting director Andreas Schicker is considering leaving with reported interest from Red Bull.