Hamburg have just a solitary point from their five league matches this season and with Werder Bremen picking up their first win shortly after sacking Viktor Skripnik, the pressure on Hamburg’s hierarchy became too much.
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“This step is necessary in view of recent results”, said managing director Dietmar Beiersdorfer, who has been heavily criticised recently for his managing of the club, which has had 14 coaches in 12 years. “I am convinced that we have to make a change in the coaching position in order to turn our disappointing season start around”.
“I would like to thank Bruno for his work on behalf of everyone at the club”, continued Beiersdorfer.
He returned in April of last year, with the club rock bottom of the Bundesliga, and just about steered them to survival, with Marcelo Diaz and Nicolai Muller goals enough to eventually beat Karlsruher SC in that year’s relegation play-off. “We will never forget what he achieved in a very hard period for the club”.
In a statement on the club’s website, Beiersdorfer said that the decision was “necessary” given the downward trend the side has shown so far in the new campaign.
Hamburg said they will announce his successor early next week.
Labbadia saved Hamburg, the only club never to have been relegated from the Bundesliga, from the drop in a playoff against Karlsruhe after only weeks in charge in 2015.
Labbadia is the second Bundesliga coach to lose his job this season.
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Their next match is away to Hertha Berlin on Saturday, 1 October.
