Japan Soccer
Osieck Sacked Engels New Coach At Urawa Reds
After only two games, and two defeats, Urawa Reds have sacked their German coach Holger Osieck and replaced him with assistant coach and fellow countryman Gert Engels.
Osieck's dismissal, the fastest in J-League history, came after the 2-0 home defeat to Nagoya Grampus on Saturday and an emergency meeting between club president Mitsunori Fujiguchi and general manager Shuzo Nakamura.
Osieck's replacement, the affable Gert Engels was previously in charge of both Yokohama Flugels and Kyoto Sanga, teams he lead to Emperor's Cup success.
Engels has been at Urawa since 2004 and his own dismissal as Sanga coach after failing to win any of his team's first five matches at the start of the 2003 J-League campaign.
Engel's first game in charge will be the Nabisco Cup match at home to Vissel Kobe on Thursday.
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