Motherwell boss Wimmer leaves for German third-tier job

Manager Michael Wimmer has near Motherwell to subordinate Jahn Regensburg, who will play successful Germany's 3rd tier adjacent season.

The 44-year-old took complaint of past Sunday's last Scottish Premiership lucifer of nan season, a 1-1 tie astatine Ross County, and returned to his autochthonal Germany.

He told nine officials earlier this week he would not beryllium backmost astatine Fir Park adjacent play because of family reasons, leaving nan Lanarkshire nine hunting for a caller boss.

Wimmer, who has thanked Well for their "support", replaced Stuart Kettlewell successful February and won 5 and drew 3 of his 12 matches successful charge.

Well vanished 2024-25 seventh successful nan Premiership, having exited nan Scottish Cup earlier Wimmer's arrival.

"I want to convey nan committee and each nan unit astatine nan nine for nan measurement they welcomed maine to Scotland and besides supported maine truthful overmuch from erstwhile I arrived successful February," Wimmer said.

"They person done everything to support maine and my family during my clip here. This has been an ongoing, highly difficult position that I person recovered myself successful and nan nine person done each they could to support maine during these challenging times, some whilst I was successful station and while I person been backmost successful Germany.

"I americium sorry to each nan Motherwell fans; nan support you person shown maine has been outstanding and I person loved learning astir this awesome club.

"This determination was an highly difficult 1 for maine to make; however, I person decided to move backmost location arsenic I request to put my family first and beryllium pinch them and I want to convey nan committee for nan knowing shown done these challenging times.

"I dream nan nine tin proceed to advancement adjacent season. I really enjoyed nan clip I spent successful Scotland. There are awesome group astatine nan nine who are eager and want nan champion for nan nine going forward."

Wimmer antecedently led Austria Vienna aft a spell arsenic interim leader astatine Stuttgart.

Jahn Regensburg were relegated aft finishing bottommost of nan Bundesliga's 2nd section this season.

Wimmer's exit leaves 4 Premiership clubs seeking a caller head - Dundee, Kilmarnock, Rangers and now Motherwell.

With Heart of Midlothian having taken Derek McInnes from Kilmarnock arsenic their caller caput coach, astatine slightest 5 of 12 top-flight clubs will commencement nan caller play nether caller management.

Motherwell said Wimmer had "reached retired to nan president and main executive of nan nine to pass them that he would for illustration to stay successful Germany" and go Jahn Regensburg boss.

"Wimmer explained nan reasons for wishing to judge nan caller domiciled were predominantly owed to awesome family issues that person precocious arisen successful Germany," said nan nine successful a statement.

"Following extended conversations pinch Michael, nan nine very reluctantly negotiated a compensation package pinch SSV Jahn Regensburg.

"The nine wishes Michael and his family nan champion going forward. The nine will now commencement nan process of recruiting a caller head pinch contiguous effect. The nine will beryllium making nary further remark astatine this time."