Hamburg pull trigger on first major sacking of the season in Europe, axing Slomka

Mirko Slomka’s tenure as coach of Bundesliga tailenders Hamburg ended on Monday after just seven months as he paid the price for a dreadful start to the Bundesliga season.

The 47-year-old – who replaced former Dutch national coach Bert van Maarwijk in February this year when Hamburg were in freefall and in danger of relegation for the first time in their history – saw his fate sealed ironically by a 2-0 defeat at the hands of his former club Hannover on Sunday.

Defeat left Hamburg at the foot of the table with just a point to their name after three matches and with the visit of champions Bayern Munich to come this weekend.

Hamburg pull trigger on first major sacking of the season in Europe, axing Slomka

Mirko Slomka's tenure was ended at seven months with Hamburg, as the club sacked him late Monday following a single point taken from their first three matches.