Borussia Dortmund has fired technical director Sven Mislintat after nine months as the club seeks to turn around a season which has seen last season’s Champions League runner-up fall to 11th in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund have sacked technical director Sven Mislintat after just 10 months in the role. The 52-year-old’s departure comes two weeks after the club parted ways with head coach Nuri Sahin following a run of just one win in nine matches, with Dortmund subsequently appointing Niko Kova c in the hotseat.

Borussia Dortmund have parted ways with technical director Sven Mislintat with immediate effect, the Bundesliga club said on Thursaday. The news comes two weeks after coach Nuri Sahin had to go in the wake of poor results.

Borussia Dortmund have announced that today Sven Mislintat has been sacked by the club and left with immediate effect.Mislintat was technical director and squad planner for Dortmund having returned