Lens Hires Toppmöller as Coach Following Sage's Departure to Crystal Palace
- On Tuesday, French club Lens hired Dino Toppmöller as its new coach following Pierre Sage's departure to Crystal Palace, with the 45-year-old German signing a two-year contract.
- Sage left the northern club in a strong position, having finished second in Ligue to qualify for the Champions League and won the French Cup for the first time.
- Described as a 'shrewd tactician' and 'Francophile,' Toppmöller advocates for a three-man defense and previously coached Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga before being fired in January.
- Toppmöller credited his father with shaping his attacking philosophy and cited Jose Mourinho as inspiration, saying, "My father influenced me a lot with his idea of the game."
- His father, Klaus Toppmöller, was a striker with Kaiserslautern who played three matches for West Germany in the late 1970s, establishing a family coaching legacy.
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The 45-year-old German, who guided the Eintracht Frankfurt in the last three seasons, inherited a team that was a French vice-champion and won the French Cup in 2025/26.
Dino Toppmöller is officially the new coach of RC Lens. Racing Club Lens has confirmed the appointment of Dino Toppmöller as first-team coach, on a contract running until 2028. At 45, the German manager becomes the first coach of his nationality to lead the club from Artois, which he joins after two and a half seasons at Eintracht Frankfurt, where he notably guided the club to Champions League qualification and the Europa League quarterfinals. I…
Dino Toppmöller is the new coach of the French Champions League club RC Lens. The ex-SGE coach probably cancelled several well-known clubs for this.
Austria's team defender Samson Baidoo has got a new coach at RC Lens with the former Frankfurt coach Dino Toppmöller. France's vice champion hired the German on Tuesday as a substitute for Pierre Sage, who emigrated to Crystal Palace.Toppmöller had been released in January after a weak round. Lens plays next season in the Champions League. Baidoo missed the World Cup also due to persistent thigh problems.
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Lens hires Toppmöller as coach following Sage's departure to Crystal Palace
French club Lens has hired Dino Toppmöller as its new coach following Pierre Sage’s departure to Crystal Palace. Lens says the German has signed a two-year contract.
Following Pierre Sage on the bench of RC Lens, German coach Dino Toppmöller will lead the French vice-champion in the Champions League.
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