Andre Breitenreiter attracted to Huddersfield Town by mixture of vision and realism
The 50-year-old is Yorkshire’s third German Championship manager, following Leeds United’s Daniel Farke and Sheffield Wednesday’s Danny Rohl, and Huddersfield’s third head coach from the country.
It means he comes into the job with his eyes wide open but he is less interested in what has gone before, more about how the club plans to move forward.
Appointing a coach who played aggressive, attacking football and who had a track record of bringing through players from the academy Town are revamping was important to the club, and the clarity of their plans attracted Breitenreiter.
“I had a clear idea for my future role,” said Breitenreiter, whose former clubs include Schalke and Hannover. “I had many offers but for me it’s really always important to be able to develop something with a team, with a club, with the players and to acheive it when you have a good vision.
“We had a really good first Zoom meeting with the sporting director Mark Cartwright and I felt really good after this.
“After this I spoke to the CEO, Jake Edwards, and the owner, Mr (Kevin) Nagle, about realistic goals for the future.
