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Former Hamburg coach Bruno Labbadia has been tasked with securing 14th-placed Wolfsburg's Bundesliga survival. - © © gettyimages / Joern Pollex
Former Hamburg coach Bruno Labbadia has been tasked with securing 14th-placed Wolfsburg's Bundesliga survival. - © © gettyimages / Joern Pollex

Wolfsburg appoint Bruno Labbadia as head coach following Martin Schmidt's resignation

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Wolfsburg have named Bruno Labbadia as the club's new head coach, less than 24 hours after Martin Schmidt resigned from the post.

The 52-year-old has signed a deal through to summer 2019, and will take charge of first-team training for the first time on Tuesday afternoon.

"Bruno Labbadia is a very experienced coach, who has a proven track record in the Bundesliga," said Wolfsburg sporting director Olaf Rebbe.

Labbadia takes over a Wolfsburg side currently sat just a point above the relegation play-off place after 23 matches. He is well versed in relegation battles, though, having steered Hamburg to safety via the play-offs as recently as May 2015.

"I feel rested and am really looking forward to working with my new team," said Labbadia, who has been out of work since losing his job at Hamburg for a second time in September 2016. His previous clubs include Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart.

Wolfsburg travel to current relegation play-off spot incumbents Mainz on Friday night (kick-off: 20:30CET/19:30GMT/14:30ET), in Labbadia's first game as coach.

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