Borussia Dortmund has ended its association with manager Edin Terzic after he requested that the club “terminate his contract immediately.”
Terzic guided Dortmund to the Champions League final in the 2023–24 season, where they were defeated by Real Madrid at Wembley.
The club stated that they agreed to Terzic’s request following “a mutual discussion.”
“After the game at Wembley, I asked for a meeting with the club’s senior management team, because after nine years at BVB, including six on the coaching staff and two and a half as head coach, I feel that the club’s new era should begin with a new man on the touchline,” said Terzic, 41.
“Everyone close to me knows that this has been a very difficult decision for me to take over the last few weeks, but after intensive discussions, my fundamental feeling has not changed.
“I wish Borussia Dortmund the very best, Thank you and see you soon.”
Terzic’s coaching journey began at Dortmund’s academy from 2010 to 2013, before he joined Slaven Bilic at Besiktas as an assistant.
Moving with Bilic to West Ham in 2015, he departed following Bilic’s dismissal in November 2017, returning to Dortmund as Lucien Favre’s assistant the following year.
After Favre’s departure in December 2020, Terzic took over as interim manager until the end of the season, leading Dortmund to victory in the German Cup final against RB Leipzig.
Following this success, he briefly served as the club’s technical director before assuming the managerial role in 2022.
Dortmund finished as Bundesliga runners-up last season, narrowly missing out on the title after a draw with Mainz on the final matchday.
They secured fifth place in the 2023–24 campaign, securing qualification for the next season’s Champions League.
“Edin Terzic has done an outstanding job in his time at BVB, and we all owe him a huge debt of gratitude,” said Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke.
“Edin and I will always remain friends.”