Wolfsburg part ways with head coach Paul Simonis

Wolfsburg have sacked head coach Paul Simonis following a run of six defeats in seven Bundesliga games.

Simonis, 40, joined Wolfsburg from Dutch outfit Go Ahead Eagles over the summer, overseeing wins in his first two competitive games in charge.

However, the Wolves have won just one of 10 since, drawing two and losing seven, including a home defeat to Bundesliga 2's Holstein Kiel in the DFB Cup second round.

Friday's 2-1 loss at Werder Bremen - a game Wolfsburg led until the 83rd minute - was the club's sixth in the league in 2025/26 and leaves them just two points outside the relegation zone after 10 rounds of fixtures.

Wolfsburg's managing director for sport Peter Christiansen said: "The decision to release Paul Simonis was not easy for us. We greatly valued his work, his ideas, and his approach to the team – which is precisely why this step is personally painful for me. Nevertheless, we must honestly acknowledge that in football, results and points ultimately count, and the developments of recent weeks have not gone as we all hoped".

Simonis was Wolfsburg's fifth permanent head coach since Oliver Glasner's departure at the end of the 2020/21 season. The 2008/09 Bundesliga champions have managed just one top-half finish in that period.

Wolfsburg host Bayer Leverkusen in their first game back following the international break on 22 November. 

Wolfsburg U19s coach Daniel Bauer has been appointed interim coach.

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