{"id":49332,"date":"2025-05-23T11:23:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T15:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/motherwell-michael-wimmer-quits-scottish-premiership-club-after-just-12-matches-due-to-family-reasons-football-news\/23\/05\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T11:23:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T15:23:43","slug":"motherwell-michael-wimmer-quits-scottish-premiership-club-after-just-12-matches-due-to-family-reasons-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/motherwell-michael-wimmer-quits-scottish-premiership-club-after-just-12-matches-due-to-family-reasons-football-news\/23\/05\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Motherwell: Michael Wimmer quits Scottish Premiership club after just 12 matches due to family reasons | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Manager Michael Wimmer has left Motherwell after just 12 matches due to family reasons.<\/p>\n

The 44-year-old, who arrived at Fir Park in February, has returned to his native Germany and taken over at third division side SSV Jahn Regensburg.<\/p>\n

Former Austria Vienna boss Wimmer won five matches during his time at the Scottish Premiership side after replacing Stuart Kettlewell.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Motherwell revealed Wimmer travelled to Germany after their final league match against Ross County<\/a>, and then informed the club he wanted to remain in the country.<\/p>\n

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Following talks, the Fir Park club say they “very reluctantly negotiated a compensation package with SSV Jahn Regensburg”.<\/p>\n

Following his exit, Wimmer said: “I want to thank the board and all the staff at the club for the way they welcomed me to Scotland and also supported me so much from when I arrived in February.<\/p>\n

“They have done everything to support me and my family during my time here.<\/p>\n

“This has been an ongoing, extremely difficult position that I have found myself in, and the club have done all they could to support me during these challenging times, both whilst I was in post and while I have been back in Germany.<\/p>\n

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“I am sorry to all the Motherwell fans; the support you have shown me has been outstanding, and I have loved learning about this wonderful club. This decision was an extremely hard one for me to make; however, I have decided to move back home, as I need to put my family first and be with them, and I want to thank the board for the understanding shown through these challenging times.<\/p>\n

“I hope the club can continue to progress next season. I really enjoyed the time I spent in Scotland. There are great people at the club who are ambitious and want the best for the club going forward. I only wish everyone at Motherwell FC the very best for the future.”<\/p>\n

Motherwell added in a statement that the search for a third manager in as many months begins “with immediate effect”.<\/p>\n

Sky Sports to show 215 live PL games from next season<\/a><\/h3>\n
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From next season, Sky Sports’ Premier League coverage will increase from 128 matches to at least 215 games exclusively live.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Manager Michael Wimmer has left Motherwell after just 12 matches due to family reasons. The 44-year-old, who arrived at Fir Park in