By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Borussia Dortmund have parted ways with manager Edin Terzic after he asked the club “to terminate his contract with immediate effect”.
The 41-year-old departs less than two weeks after leading the German club to the final of the Champions League, where they lost out to Real Madrid.
His current contract was due to expire next summer but he will now leave the club with immediate effect.
The German club said they agreed to Terzic’s request following “a joint discussion”.
“Dear Borussians, even though it pains me greatly right now, I want to inform you that as of today, I will be leaving BVB. It was a tremendous honor to lead this great club to a DFB-Pokal victory and recently to a Champions League final, said Terzic.”
“After our final in Wembley, I asked the management for a conversation because, after ten years at BVB, including five years in the coaching team and two and a half years as head coach, I feel that the upcoming restart should be led by a new person”.
“I wish Borussia Dortmund the very best, thank you and see you soon.”
Terzic began his coaching career with Dortmund’s academy between 2010 and 2013 before becoming Slaven Bilic’s assistant at Turkish club Besiktas.
He followed Bilic to Premier League side West Ham in 2015 but left following the Croatian’s sacking in November 2017, re-joining Dortmund as Lucien Favre’s assistant the following year.
Following Favre’s dismissal in December 2020, Terzic was named interim boss until the end of that season and led the club to German Cup final success with victory over RB Leipzig.
He then had a stint as the club’s technical director before becoming their manager in 2022.
Dortmund finished runners-up in the Bundesliga last season and followed that up with a fifth-place finish in the 2023-24 campaign.
“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.