Struggling Mainz 05 parted ways with coach Kasper Hjulmand on Tuesday after the Dane managed just four wins in 21 league games this season, the club said.
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One point above the relegation spot, Mainz, in 14th place on 22 after losing 4-2 to Borussia Dortmund on Friday, appointed youth coach Martin Schmidt as his successor.
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“This relegation struggle now changes the criteria which have led to a change in coach,” Mainz manager Christian Heidel said in a statement.
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Swiss Schmidt had steered their youth team to promotion into the third division last season.
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The 42-year-old Hjulmand, who took over in the summer as successor to Thomas Tuchel, is the sixth Bundesliga coach to lose his job this season.
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He had got off to a bad start, with Mainz eliminated in the Europa League and the German Cup early on and managed just one win in their last 13 league games.
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