Kugel for Germany – Werder fitness coach with DFB

Yann-Benjamin Kugel has been Werder fitness coach since 2008
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Sunday, 23.05.2010 / 12:03

It has been nearly a week since five Werder personnel headed to Sicily with the German national team. Five? Yeah, in addition to players Mesut Özil, Tim Wiese, Marko Marin and Per Mertesacker...

It has been nearly a week since five Werder personnel headed to Sicily with the German national team. Five? Yeah, in addition to players Mesut Özil, Tim Wiese, Marko Marin and Per Mertesacker, fitness coach Yann-Benjamin Kugel was also invited to the German Football Federation.

"The collaboration has been long in the works. The contact was made to Chad Forsythe in the past two years at training programs in the United States. Through the collective work, we saw quickly that we got on well and were on the same wavelength," said Kugel. "Then the chance came about because Oliver Bartlett left. And of course I wanted to take the opportunity."

 

Now Kugel, whose contract with Werder was extended recently for two additional years, will work on the fitness of not only the Werder players but also the other internationals with the DFB. "The integration with the DFB was not difficult because I have already helped out a bit with Merte, Wiese, Marin, Özil and Co.," described Kugel about the first days under the Sicilian sun.

 

Kugel was not only thankful to the DFB but also to his main employer. "I am really happy that Werder gave me this chance because I may miss the first days of the preparations. But Thomas Schaaf did not delay supporting me and giving me my clearance," said Kugel. There is one disadvantage for Kugel though. "My work here will last until the team is eliminated or wins the World Cup. Then I will get home quickly and then after maybe a day off right back to Werder. That will be stressful, but I am looking forward to things kicking off."

 

 

 

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