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Holstein Kiel fires coach Walter

After the 1:2 defeat against Arminia Bielefeld, assistant coaches Michael Wimmer and Julian Hübner also have to leave the club.

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  • Holstein Kiel fired coach Tim Walter one day after his 51st birthday.
  • The assistant coaches Michael Wimmer and Julian Hübner are also leaving.
  • Mitch Kniat, who previously led Bielefeld from the third to the second division, is considered a possible successor.

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Why It Matters

Tim Walter saved Kiel from relegation last season and extended his contract by one season. After just one win from eleven games and 18th place in the second division, he was released.

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First celebrated, then fired: one day after his 51st birthday, coach Tim Walter at Holstein Kiel is off work. The 1:2 in the second league against Arminia Bielefeld was finally too much. He was kicked out on Monday. In addition to Walter, assistant coaches Michael Wimmer (46) and Julian Hübner (42) also have to go.

One of three successor candidates - and apparently the hottest - is Mitch Kniat, who most recently trained Walter's final opponent, Bielefeld, from 2023 to summer 2026. With Arminia he was promoted from the third to the second league and sensationally reached the final of the DFB Cup against VfB Stuttgart (2:4) in 2025. Last summer he and the club parted ways amicably.

Walter saved Kiel from relegation last season, then extended his contract by one season. But the hope that things would improve was bitterly disappointed. Only one win from eleven games, 18th place in the second division. After the last 1:2 against Bielefeld, sports boss Olaf Rebbe (48) had already hinted at Walter's expulsion: "We have to put everything to the test. We have different demands, we want to win games, perform differently. A real blow in the neck. This is a shitty situation that we want to get out of."

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Mitch Kniat becomes the new coach of Holstein Kiel.

    Likely · Within days

Open Questions

  • When will the new coach be officially introduced?
  • Who will take over the training on an interim basis until the successor?
  • What are the financial consequences of prematurely terminating the contract?

Related Topics

Holstein Kiel
PeopleTim WalterMichael WimmerJulian HuebnerMitch Kniat
OrganizationsArminia BielefeldVfB Stuttgart
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This article was originally published by Die Welt.

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