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Coaching chaos at Erlangen: Nissen about the turbulent 2025 season!
Marek Nissen reflects on HC Erlangen's turbulent season, coaching changes and staying in the league in the Daikin HBL.
Coaching chaos at Erlangen: Nissen about the turbulent 2025 season!
The past season for the Erlangen handball team was marked by surprises and turbulence, such as Handball World reported. On the last match day, relegation in the Daikin Handball Bundesliga was secured after the situation had proven to be anything but stable over the months. At the beginning and end of the season Johannes Sellin was active as head coach, but on October 1st he was demoted to assistant coach by Martin Schwalb. This demotion was a real shock for player Marek Nissen, as he made clear in a podcast.
On February 25th, Martin Schwalb was fired, which made the coaching chaos perfect. Despite these unrest, Nissen always emphasized that he personally didn't care who was on the sidelines, as he was able to work well with both coaches - Schwalb and Sellin. The constant changes in the coaching position not only led to uncertainty, but also to a rotation in the starting lineup and changes in the team's squad.
The squad is changing
In terms of player transfers, Nissen highlights the signings of talents such as Viggo Kristjansson, Dario Quenstedt and Tobias Wagner. Another aspect that affected the team's preparation was the late arrival of Sander Överjordet, which was due to disputes surrounding Manuel Zehnder. Despite these challenges, Nissen can look back on an overall successful season, which seems more relaxed in retrospect.
The path to HC Erlangen
Marek Nissen, born on January 28, 2001, has an interesting career story. He played in his youth for SG Flensburg-Handewitt, where he won the German championship with the A-youth in 2019. In 2020, he moved to the second division team TuS N-Lübbecke, with whom Nissen was promoted to the 1st Bundesliga in 2021. But after one season they had to be relegated again. After that, he moved to the first division club HC Erlangen in the summer of 2024, where he is now part of the squad.
Considering the turbulent last season and the development of the team, it is exciting to see what happens next for the Erlangen handball team. Now it is important to use the positive aspects and learn from the experiences. Further developments can be expected kicker.de be tracked.