Overview
- FSV Mainz 05 announced on Sunday that Urs Fischer has signed as head coach through summer 2028 to replace Bo Henriksen.
- Mainz sit last in the Bundesliga with six points from 13 matches and trail the relegation playoff spot by five points.
- Fischer’s first game comes Thursday in the Conference League at Lech Poznań before league fixtures at Bayern and then at home to FC St. Pauli.
- Sporting director Christian Heidel said Fischer has shown he can structure and develop teams and win dressing rooms with a calm, empathic manner.
- U23 coach Benjamin Hoffmann led Friday’s 1–0 defeat to Borussia Mönchengladbach as interim, while Fischer returns to the touchline after leaving Union Berlin in November 2023.