Red Bull Salzburg have appointed German coach Thomas Letsch as their new head coach, the club announced on Wednesday, two days after sacking Pep Lijnders over “unsatisfactory performances.”
Letsch, 56, has signed a contract running until 30 June 2027, the Austrian club stated in a press release.
“It is important that we develop together as a team,” said Letsch, who was dismissed by German Bundesliga side Bochum in April.
Letsch previously coached the U16 and U18 teams of the Red Bull Football Academy and Salzburg’s UEFA Youth League team.
Lijnders, a former assistant to Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool, was sacked with the club currently languishing in fifth place in the Austrian Bundesliga—10 points behind league leaders Sturm Graz.
RB Salzburg are also struggling in the Champions League’s revamped league phase, sitting 32nd after losing five of their six games and winning just one.
Dutchman Lijnders had taken charge of Salzburg in July.
Joining Letsch as assistant coach is German Kai Hesse, 39, who replaces Vítor Matos, who was also dismissed.
Salzburg have dominated the Austrian league, winning the title more than a dozen times since Red Bull’s takeover in 2005.
