"We are delighted to have brought in Kasper Hjulmand, whose work we have followed closely over a long period of time," explained Bayer 04 managing director sport Simon Rolfes. "His assistant coach with Denmark, Ismael Camenforte, also worked for us for several years. Kasper even recommended Ismael to us at the time. As a result, his training methods are well known to us at the club and Kasper also knows our club very well from the last few years. He will now work with our team to re-establish a clear and proactive style of play. Kasper is the right man to develop our new Werkself side into a top team that will strive to achieve the most ambitious national and international goals."
Fernando Carro, CEO of Bayer 04, added: "In addition to his strong technical ability as a coach, Kasper Hjulmand's principles of team leadership also impressed us. A newly assembled team like ours, which is capable of development, needs clear guidelines and will benefit from Kasper's transparent, communicative and empathetic style," says Carro.
Hjulmand is looking forward to his future role at Bayer with great excitement: “I have always perceived Bayer 04 as a very well-run, well-structured, and highly ambitious club. This impression has been strengthened over the past few days,” explains the 53-year-old. “It is an honour to be entrusted with such a team. After outstanding successes in the past, I am very motivated by the task of shaping the future of Bayer 04 Leverkusen with both proven and exciting new players.
