Former Chelsea assistant Zsolt Low has been named as the new RB Leipzig head coach on an interim basis until the end of the season. The Hungarian was the second-in-command to former Blues boss Thomas Tuchel for 100 matches after following him from Paris Saint-Germain in 2021.
The 45-year-old moves into the hot seat for the first time after Marco Rose was relieved of his duties on Sunday in light of their defeat to Borussia Monchengladbach.
Leipzig sit sixth in the table inside the final European places on goal difference but the decision from the German club's hierarchy comes just three days before their DFB Pokal semi-final away at VfB Stuttgart.
It comes as one of the latest major decisions since Jurgen Klopp joined the club as the Global Head of Soccer in January and explaining the decision, Managing Director of Sport Marcel Schafer said: "Zsolt Löw has got everything we need to turn things around quickly and give performances a boost: an incredible amount of experience, a lot of success at top European clubs, and the right approach.
"It’s now up to the team to turn the tide together with Zsolt. At the same time, we’re working on finding a permanent head coach for the start of the 2025/26 season."
Low was even in thrust into the hotseat during his time at Stamford Bridge as he stood in for Tuchel during his bout with Coronavirus during the Club World Cup. However, his time at Chelsea was one of the hardest periods of his life, he previously admitted, after leaving his wife in Paris as he embarked on his journey in the Premier League in 2021.
He said: "From the personal side, it was the hardest time in my life, and I think I can talk for the other guys too. I left my wife in Paris with three kids, the youngest was just six months old, without support.
"It was very hard. Thomas and the staff gave me support and energy. During those three months, if someone was down, we tried to push him again and help him. We grew so close together. We lived together in one hotel and spent all our time together.
"We never gave up. We worked so hard. And I believe you get it back. In the end we got in the top four, and we won the Champions League. The hardest time of my life gave me the best time of my life."
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