AUGSBURG HEAD COACH Heiko Herrlich will have to sit out the Bundesliga resumption this weekend after breaking quarantine rules to go and buy a tube of toothpaste.
The 48-year-old Herrlich was to have made his debut as coach of the top flight strugglers in Saturday’s game with Wolfsburg after a two-month wait when the sport was shutdown because of the coronavirus.
“I made a mistake by leaving the hotel,” admitted Herrlich, who said he went to a supermarket to buy toothpaste and skin cream. “In this situation, I didn’t live up to my position as a role model for my team and the public.”
Herrlich, who underwent treatment for a brain tumour in 2000, admitted: “I’m a risk patient, to be precise.”
He added: “Even if I have followed all hygiene measures both when leaving the hotel and otherwise, I cannot undo this. Because of this misconduct, I will not be leading the training [on Friday] and will not be in charge of the team against Wolfsburg on Saturday.”
The former Germany international took over from Martin Schmidt earlier his year, penning a deal until 2022.
Augsburg are just five points clear of the relegation play-off spot.
Ex-Dortmund forward Herrlich previously coached Bayer Leverkusen from 2017-18.
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