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Demichelis Begins First Day at RB Leipzig
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Demichelis Begins First Day at RB Leipzig

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Martín Demichelis has begun his duties as the new coach for RB Leipzig, inspecting the club's training academy.
  • Demichelis, an Argentinian with prior experience in Spain and a past playing career at Bayern Munich, has signed a two-year contract.
  • His first match as head coach will be a friendly against VSG Altglienicke on July 18.

New RB Leipzig coach Martín Demichelis has officially started his tenure with the German club, beginning with an inspection of the team's training academy.

Demichelis, 45, arrived in Leipzig and immediately visited the Cottaweg training center, expressing a "very good, very beautiful" impression of the facilities. The Argentinian, who previously coached at RCD Mallorca in Spain, has signed a two-year contract with RB Leipzig, succeeding Ole Werner.

His appointment is reportedly a favored choice of global RB football chief Jürgen Klopp, who, along with his advisory team, pushed for changes at the prominent Red Bull club. Demichelis will also reunite with former Bayern Munich teammate Mario Gomez, who now serves as Technical Director for Klopp's team.

We want to win games. This comes through a content component, a physical component. And there is this enthusiasm, this fire, this passion. Martin embodies all of that.

— Marcel SchäferRB Leipzig's Managing Director describing the qualities of the new coach.

RB Leipzig's Managing Director, Marcel Schäfer, highlighted Demichelis's qualities in an interview with "Bild," stating, "We want to win games. This comes through a content component, a physical component. And there is this enthusiasm, this fire, this passion. Martin embodies all of that."

The team is set to begin preparations with a public training session on July 13. Demichelis's first friendly match as head coach is scheduled for July 18 against VSG Altglienicke.

very good, very beautiful

— Martín DemichelisThe new coach's initial impression of the RB Leipzig training academy.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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