Michael Wimmer named Motherwell manager as ex Austria Vienna boss and Stuttgart No. 2 wins battle for Fir Park job

Motherwell have named German Michael Wimmer as the club’s new boss.

The 44-year-old will officially succeed Stuart Kettlwell once he obtains his work permit. Wimmer was most recently manager of Austria Vienna and has previously been assistant boss of Stuttgart which also saw him take on an interim spell in charge. He took the team between October and December that year following Pellegrino Matarazzo's exit.

Wimmer will be assisted by Ahmet Koc with the pair working closely for more than a decade at at Nuremberg and Austria Vienna. Steelmen chairman Kyrk Macmillan said on the club website: “This is a really exciting appointment for the club. There was a robust and strenuous recruitment process that has been ongoing for the last three weeks that has demanded a lot from those involved and I would like to thank them for their hard work.

“Having received hundreds of applications from managers across the world, Michael was the standout candidate. We conducted strenuous due diligence to ensure this appointment would push the club in the correct direction.

“We used a series of measurable values that indicate how effectively potential managerial candidates benchmarked in achieving specific objectives; which we believe went to the core ethos of Motherwell Football Club.

“This, combined with speaking with a number of references and our interviews, made it very clear that not only are Michael and Ahmet driven to deliver success on the pitch, but are also individuals that share our ethos of ambition, innovation and transparency. We are delighted as a football club to welcome Michael and Ahmet onboard and look forward to working together.”

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