Overview
- The club confirmed on Sunday that the 59-year-old replaces Bo Henriksen on a contract running until summer 2028.
- Mainz are bottom of the Bundesliga with one win from 13 matches, six points total and a five-point gap to the relegation playoff spot.
- Fischer will debut on Thursday in the Conference League at Lech Poznań before a tight run that includes Bayern, Samsunspor and St. Pauli.
- The Swiss previously guided Union Berlin from the second tier to the Champions League and had been without a club since November 2023.
- He brings assistant Markus Hoffmann and video analyst Sebastian Podsiadly, after U23 coach Benjamin Hoffmann oversaw the 0–1 loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach.