BERLIN (Germany): Former Germany and United States boss Jurgen Klinsmann has joined Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin until the end of the season, the club said on Wednesday.
Ante Covic, who only took charge in July after six years coaching the reserves, has been dismissed after Sunday’s 4-0 thrashing at Augsburg.
“Ante Covic is no longer head coach of Hertha BSC. After intensive discussions, @michaelpreetz and @antecovic14 mutually agreed to terminate his contract. @J_Klinsmann will take over until the end of the season,” the club tweeted.
The 55-year-old, a former European and world champion with Germany, was appointed to Hertha’s supervisory board early this month.
Hertha currently sit 15th in Bundesliga table and are only above the relegation play-off spot on goal scored ahead of Fortuna Düsseldorf.
Klinsmann is a former Tottenham, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan striker, and won the 1990 World Cup and 1996 European championships with Germany.
He was head coach of Germany from 2004 until the 2006 World Cup, when the hosts reached the semifinals under his stewardship.
Klinsmann briefly coached Bayern from 2008 until 2009, but was then made head coach of the United States team from 2011 until 2016.
He guided them to the last 16 of the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.
His first game in charge will be against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
