Super Eagles: Labbadia To Stick With Trusted German Assistants

Newly appointed Super Eagles head coach, Bruno Labbadia is expected to stick with his trusted German assistants as he put together his backroom staff.

Labbadia, who was appointed Super Eagles head coach on Tuesday is expected to bring in at least two foreign assistants.

The 58-year-old will also work with a number of local assistants.

Erdinç Sözer, Olaf Janßen and Bernhard Trares are the three men, who have worked with the German regularly in the last couple of years.

Sözer is considered Labbadia’s most reliable assistant and is likely to be his first choice.

The pair worked together at several clubs including Bayer Leverkusen, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Wolfsburg and Hertha Berlin.

He is currently without job after leaving Turkish side Samsunspor in June.

Former centre-back Trares, started working with Labbadia in 2015 at Hamburg and continued their partnership at VfB Stuttgart. He is also currently without a club

Janßen is currently managing German side, Viktoria Köln.

He started working with Labbadia in 2018, with stints at VfL Wolfsburg and Hertha Berlin.