Media report: Hannover 96 plans to change coach to Sandro Wagner
After a weak start to the season, the second division team is about to part ways with Christian Titz.
Quick Look
- According to media reports, Hannover 96 is planning to sign Sandro Wagner as the successor to coach Christian Titz.
- After a disappointing start to the season and internal tensions between Titz and sports director Boldt, the change should be completed as soon as possible.
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Why It Matters
Hannover 96 has been aiming for promotion back to the Bundesliga since relegation in 2019. Christian Titz has been in office since 2025 and has significantly rebuilt the squad.
According to information from the “Bild” newspaper, second division soccer team Hannover 96 wants to sign Sandro Wagner as the successor to coach Christian Titz. It is still unclear when the separation from Titz and the commitment of Wagner will be officially completed. The decision should be made once 96 main shareholder and supervisory board chairman Martin Kind has given his consent.
Lower Saxony, which was considered a candidate for promotion, had previously only won one of the first five games of the season. On Friday the team lost 1:2 to 1. FC Nürnberg. Titz' contract expires in June 2027.
After some coaches who are currently without a club, such as the former St. Pauli coach Alexander Blessin, the former captain Steven Cherundolo and the former Bielefeld Mitch Kniat, were named, the decision was now made in favor of Wagner.
Wagner was on leave from Bundesliga club FC Augsburg at the beginning of December. The former professional, who played for FC Bayern, TSG Hoffenheim and Werder Bremen, among others, had previously worked as an assistant coach under Julian Nagelsmann at the German national team. The 38-year-old Wagner is scheduled to take a seat in the dugout in the game against VfL Bochum on Sunday.
Dissonances between coach and sports director
Since relegation to the Bundesliga in 2019, the 96ers have been working at great financial expense on their longed-for return to the first division. The 55-year-old Titz was signed by 1. FC Magdeburg in 2025 and built a completely new team in his first season in Hanover.
The first thing that spoke for Titz was his team's attractive football and the team's statistically best second division season. Nevertheless, the Lower Saxony team lost what was within reach of promotion on the last three match days.
In the summer, Boldt was introduced as the new sports director. There were dissonances between him and Titz from the start. The points of contention were the transfer policy, the squad size and also the role of the new goalkeeper Pascal Loretz. Boldt brought him from Switzerland, Titz took him out of the team after just one game.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Sandro Wagner should be in the dugout against VfL Bochum on Sunday.
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- When will the coaching change be officially confirmed?
- How does the team react to the change?
