Derrick Köhn

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Marked for Derrick Köhn

14 Edition

The Union Berlin Chronicle

2 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad2 Nov 2026

Frederik Rønnow stands alone

8 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.

Player ratings2 Nov 2026

Rani Khedira goes up and wins it — 7.97

A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.97 for the rest of it.

Market2 Nov 2026

Frederik Rønnow raises the bar for Union Berlin

“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at Union Berlin heard it as anything else.

Match31 Oct 2026

Union Berlin get the job done against Mainz 05

A 2‑0 win over Mainz 05, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

The dugout2 Nov 2026

No hiding place for Oliver Burke

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Oliver Burke, and the manager let it.

Squad2 Nov 2026

Home is on Robin Roefs's mind

“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Union Berlin are dealing with a man who wants a different country.

The dugout2 Nov 2026

The manager’s verdict

“I am not going to get carried away and I will not let them either. It was a good day. There will be harder ones.” Helmut Baumann kept it short after the 2‑0 win, which is what managers do when they are happy.

Squad2 Nov 2026

Felix Uduokhai slips down the pecking order

The demotion a club never announces and a dressing room always notices. Felix Uduokhai is further from the side than he was, and the reason will not be given until he asks.

Looking ahead2 Nov 2026

The leaders are next for Union Berlin

Bayern Munich top the table and they are coming into view. Nothing to lose, which is what every manager says before losing.

In brief

Back issues
11 Edition

The Union Berlin Chronicle

12 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

The dugout12 Oct 2026

Lukas Reich keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Union Berlin may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad12 Oct 2026

A falling-out at Union Berlin

Etienne Amenyido and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Looking ahead12 Oct 2026

Derrick Köhn faces his old club

Werder Bremen next, and one man in the Union Berlin dressing room knows their training ground better than his own. The reception will tell him what they thought of him.

Squad12 Oct 2026

Mertcan Ayhan has had enough of the bench

“I did not come here to warm up in front of people.” He is out of contract eventually, he is old enough to count the weeks, and Union Berlin will have to give him a reason to stay or an exit.

Squad12 Oct 2026

Carl Klaus wants to know why he earns less

Numbers do not stay secret in a dressing room. He is not asking for more than he is worth; he is asking why somebody beside him is worth more, and Union Berlin have no good answer.

Squad12 Oct 2026

The penny has dropped for Michel Aebischer

He looks like a man who lives here now rather than one who is working here. It took most of a season, and at Union Berlin the difference is visible from the back of the stand.

In brief

8 Edition

The Union Berlin Chronicle

21 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Player ratings21 Sep 2026

Tim Skarke beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 24. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

Squad21 Sep 2026

Mertcan Ayhan is a better footballer than he was

Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 20 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.

Squad21 Sep 2026

Tempers go at Union Berlin

Derrick Köhn was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Transfer targets21 Sep 2026

VfB Stuttgart tell Union Berlin: Badredine Bouanani is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Player ratings21 Sep 2026

Nobody on the pitch touched Andrej Ilić

7.70, and no serious argument from anybody who was there. Union Berlin had eleven men on the pitch and one of them decided how it went.

Market21 Sep 2026

Andrej Ilić placed on the list

Union Berlin have made Andrej Ilić available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

Match19 Sep 2026

Honours even between Union Berlin and Heidenheim

1‑1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.

The dugout21 Sep 2026

Helmut Baumann on the point

“A point is a point and I will take it, but we should have had all three.” Helmut Baumann after the 1‑1 draw, and the sentence every manager in the country said at some stage this weekend.

Squad21 Sep 2026

A smaller club would suit Robin Roefs now

He has had enough of the noise. Whether Union Berlin can be a quieter place for him, or whether the only cure is a move somewhere the phone-ins are gentler, is a question for the next few months.

In brief

1 Edition

The Union Berlin Chronicle

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Transfer targets3 Aug 2026

Paris Saint-Germain tell Union Berlin: Lucas Chevalier is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Christopher Trimmel has been here 12 seasons

521 appearances across 12 seasons in one shirt. Nobody builds a career like that on purpose any more; it happens to a certain kind of footballer at a certain kind of club.

Market3 Aug 2026

Frederik Rønnow wants to know where this is going

“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Union Berlin hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Diogo Leite signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Diogo Leite commits to Union Berlin for another 4 years.

Squad3 Aug 2026

A falling-out at Union Berlin

Derrick Köhn and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Market3 Aug 2026

Nobody at Union Berlin has picked up the phone to Rani Khedira

24 months to run and not a word offered. A club that lets the calendar negotiate for it usually ends up losing to the calendar.

In brief