The Holstein Kiel Chronicle
Boardroom28 Aug 2028
Holstein Kiel part company with Stefan Horn
The statement thanked him for his efforts and wished him well, in that order and in about that many words. The search begins immediately.
Market28 Aug 2028
Robin Hack asks to leave Holstein Kiel
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
The dugout28 Aug 2028
Aldin Jakupović: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Holstein Kiel have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Boardroom28 Aug 2028
Florian Becker takes charge at Holstein Kiel
“Somebody has to pick the team on Saturday, and this week that is me.” An interim appointment with no promises attached, which is how most of them start.
Squad28 Aug 2028
A falling-out at Holstein Kiel
Phil Harres and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom28 Aug 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Holstein Kiel
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad28 Aug 2028
A row about effort at Holstein Kiel
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Adrián Kaprálik was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets28 Aug 2028
Door shut on Finn Jeltsch
Holstein Kiel asked and Bayern Munich said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The dugout28 Aug 2028
No hiding place for Adrián Kaprálik
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Adrián Kaprálik, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Market Matthias Kaiser steps up from the Holstein Kiel academy
- Market One of our own: Gregor Winter joins the Holstein Kiel first team
- Market Holstein Kiel promote Richard Vogt from within