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Borussia Mönchengladbach scandal: sports director Virkus resigns!
Roland Virkus will step down as sports director of Borussia Mönchengladbach on September 30, 2025. Club is in last place.
Borussia Mönchengladbach scandal: sports director Virkus resigns!
The Borussia Mönchengladbach football club has to cope with another major upheaval. In a surprising twist, has Cologne City Gazette announced on September 30, 2025 that Roland Virkus is no longer the club's sports director. After only around three and a half years in office, the executive board decided to accept his offer to resign, followed by unmistakable pressure on his position.
Virkus, who has worked for Mönchengladbach in various functions since 1990 and took on the role of sports director in February 2022, is criticized, among other things, for a failed transfer policy and hesitant action regarding the coaching question. Last season started disastrously for Borussia, who are in last place in the table after five games with just two points. Virkus was particularly heavily criticized after the 4:6 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt, which provided the final impetus for the decision. Shouts like “Virkus out” from the home corner also made the fans’ displeasure clear Sports show reported.
The situation in the club
The pressure on Virkus was no coincidence. After ten games without a win, the sports director was forced to dismiss coach Gerardo Seoane without creating the desired stability. Eugen Polanski, who stepped in as interim coach, was only able to score one point in his first two games. The coming games, especially the next one against SC Freiburg, will be crucial while the club is still without a successor for Virkus.
Club president Rainer Bonhof had protected Virkus in the past and highlighted his merits, but these decisions no longer seem to be acceptable. The way the club presents itself in terms of sport also raises questions. The strategic direction of the sporting area is not only important, but essential for success in professional football. As the DFB Academy emphasizes, competent management in professional football is essential in order to successfully manage players, coaches and the entire team and to implement a sustainable playing philosophy.
What's next?
The executive board's decision, made in an appreciative atmosphere, shows that there is no personal accusation against Virkus, but rather a reaction to the sporting misery.
The next steps in the association's management will take place in close coordination between the executive board, supervisory board and management. The goal is clear: Mönchengladbach urgently needs to get out of the bottom of the table, and this requires a quick replacement of the position of sports director. It remains to be seen how the club will position itself on this field in the coming weeks and months. But one thing is certain: time is of the essence.