Alfred Schroeder, who took over as Ajax manager after Eric ten Haag, has stepped down.

On the 27th (Korean time), Ajax said, “The contract with manager Schroeder has been terminated. Poor sexual performance is the reason for hardship. The club decided that it could no longer observe Schroeder’s leadership. It was officially announced that Matthias Kaltenbach, assistant coach, will take over as acting head coach.”

Ajax CEO Edwin van der Sar said: “Sacking Schroeder is a heartbreaking decision. But it was something that had to be done. The season started off well, but it got worse as it went on. The ups and downs in performance were also great. In particular, the sluggish performance continued in recent weeks, so we decided to sack the manager.” 먹튀검증

Schroeder is a Dutch coach born in 1972. As a player, he played as a midfielder for Feyenoord, Breda, Twente and Vitesse in the Netherlands. After his retirement, he served as head coach for Vitesse, Twente, Hoffenheim in Germany and FC Barcelona in Spain.

He previously took over as Ajax assistant coach in 2018. At the time, coach Ten Hagh led the team. At the time when these two were strengthening the team, Ajax advanced to the semifinals of the European Football Association (UEFA) Champions League (UCL). In recognition of that achievement, coach Schroeder took over as manager of Hoffenheim.

Afterwards, he coached the Belgian club Bruges, and in the summer of 2022, after Ten Hag left for Manchester United, he took over the Ajax baton.

Ajax, who recently won the Dutch Eredivisie for four consecutive seasons, fell into an unprecedented slump in the 2022-23 season. After 18 games, Ajax are currently in 5th place. 1st is Feyenoord, 2nd is AZ Alkmaar, 3rd is PSV Eindhoven and 4th is Twente. The difference between Ajax (34 points) and Feyenoord (41 points) is 7 points.