Overview

• Oliver Ruhnert, former Union Berlin sports director and scout, is in discussions to rejoin the club after his Bundestag election loss.
• Ruhnert ran as a candidate for the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht but failed to secure a seat, with his party narrowly missing the 5% threshold.
• He had paused his role as Union Berlin's chief scout in January 2025 to focus on his political campaign, which yielded 8.6% of votes in his district, placing fifth out of eight candidates.
• Ruhnert, who previously helped guide Union Berlin from the second division to the Champions League, has expressed his passion for returning to football.
• His contract with Union Berlin, which was temporarily suspended during his political campaign, remains active until the end of February 2025.