VfL Bochum has prematurely extended the contract with Ilja Kaenzig until 2029. The 51-year-old will act as sole managing director in the future – the position of the resigned sports director Patrick Fabian will not be filled.
Ilja Kaenzig assumes overall responsibility in Bochum. picture alliance/dpa
After working at Bayer Leverkusen, Hannover 96 and various Swiss clubs, Ilja Kaenzig joined VfL Bochum at the beginning of 2018. “Six and a half years have flown by,” says the managing director, who extended his contract until 2029 on Friday – and will therefore stay at Castroper Strasse for another five years. The 51-year-old Swiss now has overall responsibility as sole managing director. As VfL announced in the course of the extension, the position of managing director of sport, which has been vacant since Patrick Fabian resigned at the end of May, will not be filled.
“Ilja Kaenzig represents VfL’s successful path in recent years like no other – both in terms of sport and structure,” says Hans-Peter Villis, chairman of the VfL board, raving about the managing director, who “always keeps a cool head in times that have not always been easy recently – this is what sets him apart, along with his excellent network and his foresight. VfL will also benefit from this in the future.” READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>
“Under his leadership, the club has continued to develop at all levels and established itself in the Bundesliga,” Villis continued. “The fact that we are entering the top division for the fourth year in a row is also largely thanks to him. We are therefore very happy and proud that we have been able to tie him to VfL for the long term and are convinced that together we will continue on the path we have chosen and achieve our ambitious goals.”
Kaenzig now “almost half a Bochumer”
In the club’s statement, Kaenzig is proud “that we have achieved a hell of a lot.” The managing director – now “almost half a Bochumer” – also says: “My thanks go to the executive committee, which has always had great confidence in me and has demonstrated this once again by extending our collaboration. But of course the solidarity also applies to the employees, whose performance is the basis of our continued success.”
2024-07-05 09:43:34
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