Overview
- Buchbach confirmed Unterberger’s immediate appointment after a protracted search to replace Aleksandro Petrovic, who departed for Greuther Fürth as an assistant.
- His Unterhaching contract, which ran to the summer, was terminated by mutual agreement, with club president Manfred Schwabl thanking him for a youth record that included developing Karim Adeyemi and Maurice Krattenmacher.
- Buchbach sit 10th on 27 points with a 12-point cushion to the relegation playoff zone, and the new coach is tasked with pushing results upward.
- Unterberger led his first training session on Wednesday, with a first friendly under his charge set for Saturday against TSV 1860 München II and the league restart in four weeks versus Greuther Fürth II.
- Separately, Unterhaching’s winter prep featured a 2–1 win over TuS Geretsried, the return of Christoph Ehlich, a look at trialist Laris Stjepanovic, and continued absence of injured goalkeeper Erion Avdija.