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Managing director Max Eberl of German first division Bundesliga football club Borussia Moenchengladbach gives a press conference in Moenchengladbach, western Germany, on September 21, 2015 a day after the resignation of their head coach. After losing their opening five Bundesliga matches to go bottom of the Bundesliga, Champions League side Gladbach need a new coach after Lucien Favre abruptly resigned in the wake of his team's 1-0 defeat at Cologne the day before. AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZ (Photo credit should read PATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Managing director Max Eberl of German first division Bundesliga football club Borussia Moenchengladbach gives a press conference in Moenchengladbach, western Germany, on September 21, 2015 a day after the resignation of their head coach. After losing their opening five Bundesliga matches to go bottom of the Bundesliga, Champions League side Gladbach need a new coach after Lucien Favre abruptly resigned in the wake of his team's 1-0 defeat at Cologne the day before. AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZ (Photo credit should read PATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 12: Manager Max Eberl of Moenchengladbach looks on prior to the Bundesliga match between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Moenchengladbach at BayArena on December 12, 2015 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Sascha Steinbach/Bongarts/Getty Images)

LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 12: Manager Max Eberl of Moenchengladbach looks on prior to the Bundesliga match between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Moenchengladbach at BayArena on December 12, 2015 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Sascha Steinbach/Bongarts/Getty Images)
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MOENCHENGLADBACH, GERMANY - MAY 07: Manager Max Eberl of Moenchengladbach looks on prior to the Bundesliga match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen at Borussia-Park on May 07, 2016 in Moenchengladbach, Germany. (Photo by Sascha Steinbach/Bongarts/Getty Images)

MOENCHENGLADBACH, GERMANY - MAY 07: Manager Max Eberl of Moenchengladbach looks on prior to the Bundesliga match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen at Borussia-Park on May 07, 2016 in Moenchengladbach, Germany. (Photo by Sascha Steinbach/Bongarts/Getty Images)
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FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - MARCH 16: Max Eberl, sport director of Borussia Moenchengladbach arrives for a hearing on the delayed doping test of Hoffenheim players Andreas Ibertsberger and Christoph Janker after the Bundesliga match against Gladbach at the DFB headquarters on March 16, 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images)

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - MARCH 16: Max Eberl, sport director of Borussia Moenchengladbach arrives for a hearing on the delayed doping test of Hoffenheim players Andreas Ibertsberger and Christoph Janker after the Bundesliga match against Gladbach at the DFB headquarters on March 16, 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images)
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MOENCHENGLADBACH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 29: Manager Max Eberl of Moenchengladbach shake hands with youn footballers prior to the Bundesliga match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Hannover 96 at Borussia Park Stadium on October 29, 2011 in Moenchengladbach, Germany. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Bongarts/Getty Images)

MOENCHENGLADBACH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 29: Manager Max Eberl of Moenchengladbach shake hands with youn footballers prior to the Bundesliga match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Hannover 96 at Borussia Park Stadium on October 29, 2011 in Moenchengladbach, Germany. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Bongarts/Getty Images)
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