German Football Coach Markus Gisdol said on Tuesday that he quits as head coach on Russia’s side lokomotiv Moscow in protest over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The 52-year-old took over Moscow last October but quit saying he can’t stand on the training ground in Moscow and a few kilometres away where orders are given that brought great suffering to an entire nation. “Being a football coach is the best job in the world, but I can’t pursue my vocation in a country whose leader is responsible for a war of aggression in the middle of Europe, This is my personal decision and I am absolutely convinced of that. That’s not in line with my values.”
In a statement, however on the club’s website lokomotiv Moscow said Gisdol was ‘dismissed’ with former German defender Marvin replacing him as caretaker coach.
