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Following his successful debut as the new head coach in charge of Bayer Leverkusen, Kasper Hjulmand spoke on what it felt like to return to the Bundesliga sidelines. A journalist asked Hjulmand about his return to German football after 3,864 days since his final game in charge of Mainz 05. Hjulmand’s reign at Mainz ended in a 4-2 loss to Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park on February 13th, 2015.
As it turned out, Hjulmand’s last match in charge of a football team of any sort also came in Dortmund. Hjulmand’s Danish national team found themselves eliminated from the 2024 Euros in the Round-of-16 in the infamous rain-delayed elimination match on June 29th, 2024. Hjulmand referenced this fixture when answering.
“It was very nice,” Hjulmand said in German before switching to English. “I’ve missed working in football. My last game with the national team was also here in Germany, but I’ve also missed the Bundesliga. I really like the Bundesliga. Football here in Germany is for the people. There’s great passion for the game. I love it. It was really nice.”
GGFN | Peter Weis
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