1. FC Köln, who have just been promoted to the Bundesliga, have appointed Marvin Schwäbe as the team’s new captain. Schwäbe inherits the armband from Timo Hübers, a central defender who was appointed captain by head coach Gerhard Struber just before the start of last season’s 2. Bundesliga campaign. Ron-Robert Zieler, the newly re-acquired backup goalkeeper who will start in the Pokal this weekend, has been appointed vice captain.
Midfielder Eric Martel will act as the refereeing liaison during Bundesliga games this season since keeper captains are not allowed to speak with match officials. Köln is now the fifth top-tier German team to switch captains before the new campaign begins. There are also new captains for Bayer Leverkusen (Robert Andrich), RB Leipzig (David Raum), and Borussia Mönchengladbach (Tim Kleindienst).
In an unexpected move, Hamburg, another Bundesliga newbie, named Yussuf Poulsen their new captain today. In the Köln case, Lukas Kwasniok, the new head coach of Geißböcke, stated that he made the choice because Hübers and his assistant Eric Martel had contracts that were about to expire. As of right now, Schwäbe’s working papers in the cathedral city are valid until 2027.
After Jonas Urbig left for Bayern Munich in the middle of the previous season, Schwäbe returned to his position as Köln’s number one. Schwäbe, 27, feels at home playing for the German team that allowed him to work as a starter in his home country for the first time in his career and is crucial to Köln’s fight for promotion. It was swiftly put down that he was going to move across the pond this summer.
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