Dardai makes return to lowly Hertha Berlin Berlin (AFP) – Hungarian Pal Dardai has been named Hertha Berlin coach 19 months after leaving the position, the Bundesliga strugglers announced on Monday.
Dardai stood down as Hertha boss in June 2019 but replaces the sacked Bruno Labbadia with the side two points away from the relegation play-off spot after just two wins since December.
The 44-year-old had been in charge of the U16s and holds the club record of 373 appearances.
“Nobody needs telling what Hertha BSC means to me, so there was no doubt in my mind that I would be ready to help out in this situation,” he said in a statement.
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First steps in the Bundesliga
After three good years with second-division Darmstadt, 21-year-old striker Labbadia was snapped up by top-flight Hamburg in 1987. He scored his first goal on his Bundesliga debut and went on to net 10 more throughout the season. But his second year with HSV was less successful as Labbadia only makes 10 appearances and fails to score. He left in January 1989 to join Kaiserslautern.