Overview
- The club announced late Monday that CEO and board member Markus Thiele, head coach Moritz Glasbrenner, and assistant Max Kohlenberg have been relieved of their duties.
- Ulm said the moves were the result of numerous recent discussions, describing Thiele’s departure as amicable and providing no immediate successors.
- An internal letter by captains Johannes Reichert and Christian Ortag became public Sunday, alleging an unbearable team situation with destroyed trust and a broken relationship with the coach and especially the sporting director.
- The supervisory board confirmed the letter’s authenticity and said the leak of confidential information caused additional unrest inside the club.
- Ulm sits 18th after 14 league matches and faces relegation risk following a 5–0 defeat to Hansa Rostock, with local reports noting five straight losses.