The 48-year-old returns to his old workplace after one and a half years of time, when helmets had recently been released. Even the training session on Friday Kilic led together with co-coach Uwe Gray. At the Regionalliga game at Rot-Weiss Essen (Saturday, 2 pm), the new boss sits on the bench.
For the first time, Kilic had taken over the Alemannies as successor to Alexander Klitzpera in the spring of 2016 – and was also a sporting director at the same time. After four and a half years, the separation occurred last summer. Kilic is the coach with the longest term in the Aachen club history. Under him, the profit of the Country Cup 2019 and thus the qualification for the DFB Cup.
meticulous way of working
Chairman of the Supervisory Board Marcel Moberz referred to Kilics meticulous way of working and hopes for a sporty successful future. Managing Director Martin Bader supplemented: Important for Alemannia Aachen and the team was to have clarity on the coaching position as quickly as possible and to prepare for the game against food.
Kilic confessed that the break has greeted him. The Alemannia is a matter of the heart for me and I already had a successful time on the Tivoli. In the short term, it is now about stabilizing the club athletic again, he said.
Currently, the former Bundesliga club in the Regionalliga West is located on the 15th place under 20 teams. In 13 games under Helmes only get two victories. Since the number of clubs is to be reduced to 18 again, there are probably five or six clubs.