Borussia Dortmund have parted ways with manager Edin Terzic after he requested the club “terminate his contract with immediate effect.”
Under Terzic, Dortmund reached the Champions League final in the 2023-24 season but were defeated by Real Madrid at Wembley.
The German club stated they agreed to Terzic’s request after “a joint discussion.”
“After the game at Wembley, I asked for a meeting with the club’s senior management team, because after nine years at BVB – including six on the coaching staff and two and a half as head coach – I feel that the club’s new era should begin with a new man on the touchline,” said Terzic, 41.
“Everyone close to me knows that this has been a very difficult decision for me to take over the last few weeks, but after intensive discussions my fundamental feeling has not changed.
“I wish Borussia Dortmund the very best, thank you and see you soon.”
Terzic began his coaching career with Dortmund’s academy from 2010 to 2013 before becoming Slaven Bilic’s assistant at Turkish club Besiktas.
He followed Bilic to Premier League side West Ham in 2015 but left after the Croatian was sacked in November 2017, rejoining Dortmund as Lucien Favre’s assistant the following year.
After Favre’s dismissal in December 2020, Terzic was appointed interim manager and led the club to victory in the German Cup final against RB Leipzig.
He then served as the club’s technical director before becoming their manager in 2022.
Dortmund finished as Bundesliga runners-up last season, narrowly missing the title after failing to beat Mainz on the final day. They followed this with a fifth-place finish in the 2023-24 campaign, securing qualification for next season’s Champions League.
“Edin Terzic has done an outstanding job in his time at BVB, and we all owe him a huge debt of gratitude,” said Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke.
“Edin and I will always remain friends.”