Overview
- The club announced Remberg as first-team captain during the Volksparkfestival shortly before a preseason friendly and he will lead HSV onto the pitch against FC Everton.
- Nicolás Capaldo and Albert Sambi Lokonga were named as Remberg's deputy captains to share on-field leadership duties.
- Yussuf Poulsen was relieved of the armband but will remain with the squad as a mentor and source of experience, a role the club described as important.
- Press reports noted Poulsen's limited minutes and a run of injuries last season as factors that influenced the coaching staff's decision.
- Remberg, 26, joined from Holstein Kiel last summer, became a regular starter and fan favorite, and Polzin said the new leadership group is meant to raise standards as HSV prepares for the coming Bundesliga campaign.