Have you ever heard the word Neverkusen? It’s the joke nickname the British press coined to describe Bayern Leverkusen in their painful 2001/2002 season. In it, they lost the Bundesliga title on the final day of the campaign, lost the German Cup final and lost the UEFA Champions League final to that Zinedine Zidane goal. Their coach that season was the mad genius Klaus Toppmoller, who never won anything in his career, is remembered as an innovator and a charismatic character. Over two decades later, his boy has taken the same job Klaus had taken in 1993..Klaus Toppmoller had a Ferrari Dino as well – along with a bike and a tractor! pic.twitter.com/MafOsXYN83— Beyond The Last Man (@BeyondTLM) February 5, 2014 Dino Toppmoller, named after the legendary Italian goalkeeper Dino Zoff, has been unveiled as the new Eintracht Frankfurt head coach. The 42-year-old, who had a brief stint playing for the same club 20 years ago, will succeed Oliver Glasner, who famously won the UEFA Europa League last season.The Toppmoller family is deeply connected with Frankfurt. Ten years before old Klaus became synonymous with Neverkusen, he was in charge of Eintracht. It’s the first time a father and his son have both coached the same Bundesliga club.LEVERKUSEN 2001/02:Leverkusen had a genuine chance of a treble in 2001/02, but ended up losing the finals in the UCL and the Pokal and finished 2nd in the league. But it can’t be argued that without Zidane’s wonder goal this team with Ballack and Berbatov could have won the UCL pic.twitter.com/JRFf05vFvR— ً (@Saadd7ii) January 14, 2021 Eintracht’s sporting director Markus Krosche welcomed the former Julian Nagelsmann’s assistant.”I’ve been following Dino’s path for a long time and was able to get an idea of his way of working in Leipzig, which is characterised by a high level of tactical understanding and analytical skills. The way he plays football fits in with our philosophy.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7312453##The progressive coach has signed a three-year contract with the Eagles, the club for he played 16 games and scored three goals in the 2.Bundesliga in 2002/03.”My past played a big part in me returning here. The fact I’ve played for Eintracht makes my relationship with the club a special one. I was on the pitch when we won promotion to the top division in 2003. It’s both an honour and a challenge to represent this club, its special fans and its history, and I will do my best to make everyone proud.”🦅🆕 Dino Toppmöller has been appointed new head coach.The 42-year-old ex-pro and former Eintracht player has been given a contract that ties him to the club until 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣! 🙌#SGE pic.twitter.com/y3DfSjqpZb— Eintracht Frankfurt (@eintracht_eng) June 12, 2023 Toppmoller’s only job as a head coach came between 2016 and 2019 with F91 Dudelange in the lowly Luxembourg league. He then joined Nagelsmann at RB Leipzig in 2020 and duly followed him to Bayern a year later. As a result, Eintracht had to pay a $ 215,000 compensation because Toppmoller was still under contract with the champions of Germany. According to Bild, Toppmoller will earn $1.6 million per season at the Waldstadion.The new coach will officially start work on 10 July when preparations for the new Bundesliga season begin.
