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Ingolstadt pick Bundesliga novice Maik Walpurgis as coach

Ingolstadt pick Bundesliga novice Maik Walpurgis as coach

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

FILE - Then Osnabrueck coach Maik Walpurgis attends the German soccer cup match between VfL Osnabrueck and FC Union Berlin in Osnabrueck, northern Germany, on September 25, 2013. Photo: AP

INGOLSTADT: Struggling Bundesliga club Ingolstadt has picked a Bundesliga novice Maik Walpurgis as its new coach. Maik Walpurgis last coached third-division Osnabrueck, where he was fired in August 2015. Ingolstadt said Saturday that Walpurgis signed a contract until mid-2018. The club fired Markus Kauczinski last Sunday and appointed Michael Henke as acting coach until finding a long-term solution. Ingolstadt is next to last in the Bundesliga with two points from 10 rounds. The club said Walpurgis was a 'very ambitious coach with a clear philosophy.'