Overview

• Gerhard Zuber has been named Sportgeschäftsführer, bringing experience from FC Schalke 04 and Hannover 96 to guide the club through its relegation battle.
• Mathias Schober, a former Bundesliga goalkeeper and Schalke executive, joins as Sportdirektor to support the new management structure.
• Trainer Bernhard Trares has been dismissed following the team's poor performance, including a recent 0-2 loss to league bottom-dwellers SpVgg Unterhaching.
• Anthony Leviso, the club's previous Sportlicher Leiter, has also been let go as part of the restructuring effort.
• SV Waldhof Mannheim is currently just one point above the relegation zone with six matches remaining, making survival the club's immediate priority.