Overview
- Mainz confirmed on Sunday that Urs Fischer has signed as head coach through summer 2028.
- FSV sit last with six points from 13 matches, five behind the relegation play-off place.
- Fischer previously led Union Berlin from the second tier to the Champions League and had been out of work since November 2023.
- His first match comes in the Conference League at Lech Poznań on Thursday, followed by Bayern away and St. Pauli at home in the Bundesliga.
- Fischer arrives with assistant Markus Hoffmann and video analyst Sebastian Podsiadly, with sporting director Christian Heidel praising his team-building and organizational qualities.