Wolfsburg part company with coach who saved them from relegation


Soccer Football - Bundesliga - VfL Wolfsburg v Hanover 96 - Wolfsburg, Germany - September 9, 2017 Wolfsburg coach Andries Jonker REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

BERLIN (Reuters) - VfL Wolfsburg parted company with coach Andries Jonker on Monday, less than four months after he helped save the Bundesliga club from relegation, and named Martin Schmidt as his replacement.

Jonker, appointed at the end of February, took charge of 19 competitive games including the two-legged relegation playoff against Eintracht Braunschweig in May which Wolfsburg won 2-0 on aggregate to secure their top-flight status.

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