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Turbine Potsdam Appoints Steen Gravgaard Ladefoged Head Coach

The Danish hire signals a development-driven rebuild for the mid-table second-tier club.

Overview

  • Steen Gravgaard Ladefoged, 47, has taken charge of Turbine Potsdam and led the squad onto the pitch for the start of winter training.
  • The club confirmed that captain Emilie Bernhardt is leaving, with the defender transferring to Bern in Switzerland.
  • Ladefoged has spent the past five years in women’s football as U18 and senior coach, most recently with Vildbjerg SF and FC Midtjylland.
  • He says player development must pair with a strong winning mentality and he aims to contribute to a sustainable return to the top of German football.
  • Turbine sits eighth in the 2. Bundesliga after last summer’s relegation and parted ways with previous coach Kurt Russ in November.