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Cologne (dpa) - Coach Friedhelm Funkel could well imagine working as a consultant in the club after the three outstanding Bundesliga games with 1. FC Köln.
"If that should be wanted at some point, then I would not shut myself off," said the 67-year-old the "Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger" (Friday).
“That is something completely different and has nothing to do with daily work.
It is important to have people with a background in football on the committees.
Experts who can assess a team, the coach and the league, ”explained football teacher Funkel.
His time as a coach at FC was definitely over after the end of the season.
“I made it clear that I didn't want to work as a coach for another season.
The job is very exhausting - also physically, ”he explained.
"I never thought that I would go along on the sidelines without a spectator."
He did not hesitate to take on the rescue mission for the Bundesliga club that was threatened with relegation.
“My private plans had completely changed due to the pandemic and its restrictions.
When FC contacted me, I was very quickly sure that I would do it, ”said the experienced coach.
«I knew that it would be an attractive but also difficult task.
I wasn't afraid. "
His wife Anja had encouraged him in his decision.
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1. FC Köln are in the table 16 with 29 points three game days before the end of the season.
the Bundesliga.
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