Overview
- The club confirmed the appointment on Wednesday, with Thioune taking his first training session the same day.
- Werder did not disclose his contract length, and German media report his job security hinges on top-flight survival.
- Bremen dismissed Horst Steffen on Sunday after a 10-match winless run left the team a point above the relegation playoff place.
- Thioune, 51, lacks top-flight managerial experience but led Fortuna Düsseldorf to a promotion playoff in 2024 and became the first German-born Black manager in 2017.
- He cautioned that problems cannot be fixed in days and called for visible energy from the team, with Freiburg away on Saturday followed by Bayern Munich at home.