SSV Ulm Dismisses Coach Thomas Wörle Amid Relegation Struggles

The 2. Bundesliga club parts ways with its promotion-winning coach after a disappointing season, appointing U19 trainer Robert Lechleiter as interim replacement.

• SSV Ulm has dismissed head coach Thomas Wörle, as well as assistant coach Max Knauer and athletic trainer Christoph Zellner, following a poor run of form in the 2. Bundesliga.
• The decision comes after Ulm won only three of their 25 league matches this season, leaving them second-to-last in the standings with a four-point gap to the relegation playoff spot.
• Wörle had been instrumental in Ulm's recent success, leading the team from the Regionalliga to the 2. Bundesliga in consecutive seasons and achieving a points-per-game average of 1.88 across 151 matches.
• The club has appointed U19 coach Robert Lechleiter as interim head coach for the remainder of the season, with Christian Demirtas stepping in as the new assistant coach.
• Ulm's management cited the need for a 'new impulse' to focus on avoiding relegation, despite expressing gratitude for Wörle's contributions to the club's recent achievements.

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