Former Bayer Leverkusen and Union Berlin manager Sascha Lewandowski has been found dead aged 44.
News of the coach’s death came via a statement on the Union website (h/t DW Sports). “We are deeply shocked and incredibly sad,” it read. “We send our most sincere condolences and our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Sascha Lewandowski.”
Per Tom Adams of Eurosport, Lewandowski’s body was discovered at his home in Bochum, with the cause of death said to still be “unclear.”
More to follow.