MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich gave coach Hansi Flick a new contract through to 2023 on Friday after he impressed in what was initially an interim appointment.
Flick was the assistant to Niko Kovac but stepped up to the head coach role when Kovac was fired in November after a 5-1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt.
Since then Flick has got Bayern’s challenge for an eighth straight Bundesliga title back on track and kept up a winning run in the Champions League. Bayern led the Bundesliga by four points when play was suspended last month due to the coronavirus pandemic.