Fired "Cologne" club strategist © EuroFootball.com

The leaders of the club stuck at the bottom of the German championship refused the services of head coach Zvonimir Soldo.

The cup of patience was overflowing over the weekend when the Cologne footballers, after losing 1-2 to "Hannover," were left with only one victory in 9 matches. They are currently in second-to-last place in the tournament table.

Temporarily, the position of coach will be taken by Frank Schaefer, who has been working with the youth team. He will lead the team in the German Cup match on Tuesday against "1860 Munich."