Bo Svensson is no longer head coach of Mainz 05. The 44-year-old made that decision after a long meeting with sporting chairman Christian Heidel and sporting director Martin Schmidt on Thursday. U23 head coach Jan Siewert will take over as first-team coach, starting with this Saturday’s home fixture against RB Leipzig.

Former first-team player and youth coach Svensson took charge of the team in January 2021 and turned the team’s fortunes around, sensationally steering them to safety in 2021/21. He coached FSV to eighth and ninth in the last two seasons, but the side are still waiting for their first Bundesliga victory of this campaign.