BERLIN: Huub Stevens will leave VfB Stuttgart after fulfilling his contract to keep them in the Bundesliga for the second year running, their sports director Robin Dutt confirmed Sunday.
Stuttgart's 2-1 win at Paderborn on Saturday on the final day of the season lifted them from amongst the relegation places up into 14th to avoid their first relegation since 1975 as Stevens kept them up for the second year in succession.
Stuttgart earned their third straight league win with goals by Daniel Didavi and Daniel Ginczek after bottom side Paderborn, who were relegated by the defeat, had taken an early lead.
Dutt told German sports show Doppelpass that Stevens will leave and a press conference has been called for Monday with Alexander Zorniger, who coached RB Leipzig from the fourth to the second division, tipped to take over.
The 61-year-old Stevens took charge last November with Stuttgart 16th in Germany's top flight after Armin Veh, who had steered thASI0551 4 S 0194 ESP /AFP-NZ15 Fbl-ESP-Liga-RealMadrid-Ronaldo-Ancelotti [1] Football: Ronaldo hopes Ancelotti stays at Madrid
MADRID, May 24, 2015 (AFP) - World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo has thrown his support behind Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti with the Italian's future at the club in doubt.
Ancelotti admitted after Ronaldo notched his eighth hat-trick of the season in Saturday's 7-3 thrashing of Getafe that he will hold talks with the club to decide whether he stays on as boss in the coming days.
"Great coach and amazing person. Hope we work together next season," Ronaldo posted on his official Twitter account alongside a photo of he and Ancelotti.
Ancelotti's position is in doubt as Madrid have failed to win a major trophy this season after a glorious campaign last year when they won the club's 10th European Cup.
Widespread reports in Spain have claimed that Napoli's Spanish boss Rafael Benitez is set to take over at the Santiago Bernabeu if 55-year-old Ancelotti is dismissed.
Ancelotti -- along with Bob Paisley the only coaches to win the European Cup three times -- also said on Saturday he will take a year out from coaching if he leaves the European champions rather than looking for another top job despite interest from former club AC Milan.
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