Eintracht Frankfurt has appointed former Bayern Munich assistant Dino Toppmoeller as its head coach following the departure of Oliver Glasner on the finish of the season.
The 42-year-old, whose father Klaus additionally coached Frankfurt within the 1993-94 season, has signed a three-year deal and can take over from July 1.
Toppmoeller performed 16 video games for Frankfurt throughout a quick stint within the 2002-03 season. He beforehand labored as an assistant below Julian Nagelsmann at Bayern and RB Leipzig.
“It was only a matter of time until Dino worked as a head coach in the Bundesliga,” Frankfurt sporting director Markus Kroesche mentioned on Monday.
Toppmoeller inherits a Frankfurt group that received the Europa League below Glasner in 2022 and reached this yr’s German Cup closing, the place it misplaced to Leipzig.
Frankfurt completed seventh within the Bundesliga and can play within the Europa Conference League play-off spherical subsequent season.
“My past means I’ve always had a special relationship to Eintracht, always followed the club,” Toppmoeller mentioned.
“Eintracht’s development in recent years was impressive.
“To return to this club as head coach, with its great emotion and unique fans, is a great honour for me and also a big challenge.”
