Steve McClaren Fired As Manager At VfL Wolfsburg

At the time of the move, the Wolves sit 12th in the 18 team league, having lost their last two matches. Assistant Pierre Littbarski will take over in a caretaker role.

McClaren, coming off a title in the Dutch Eredivisie, was brought in after Wolfsburg’s eighth place finish in 2009-10, a placing that was generally seen as a disappointment. The previous season, Wolfsburg had won the Bundesliga only to see manager Felix Magath leave to join Schalke 04. Armin Veh, the former coach at Schalke, replaced Magath only to be dismissed in December following a disappointing start.