Bundesliga side Stuttgart fire coach Hannes Wolf

Stuttgart have fired Hannes Wolf after the side succumbed to a 2-0 defeat by Schalke. Although Wolf presided over the club's re-entry to the top flight, this season has been disappointing.

Fußball Bundesliga | 20. Spieltag | VfB Stuttgart - Schalke 04 (picture-alliance/dpa/S. Gollnow)

Stuttgart announced it was parting ways with Hannes Wolf on Sunday morning, the day after his side's 2-0 home defeat against second-place Schalke.

Wolf has been in charge of the club for the past 16 months, bringing it back to the top flight of German football after Stuttgart's relegation in 2016.

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Bumpy return to top

- Stuttgart lie in 15th place in the Bundesliga, three points above 16th place Werder Bremen. The side in 16th place faces a relegation playoff at the end of each season to preserve its top-flight status.

- The Swabians have only amassed four points in their last eight league games, winning at home against Hertha Berlin and drawing away against Hannover.

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