Salzburg has fired coach Pepijn Lijnders with the club 10 points off the lead in the Austrian league and unlikely to advance in the Champions League.

Former Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders has been sacked by FC Red Bull Salzburg after just six months at the club. His assistant coach Vitor Matos is al

Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg on Monday announced they have let go of coach Pep Lijnders after the team chalked up "many unsatisfactory performances".

Former Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders has been sacked by RB Salzburg following a disappointing spell as head coach of the Austrian side.

RB Salzburg dismissed Dutch manager Pepijn Lijnders following a disappointing first half of the season. Despite early league victories and Champions League qualification, unsatisfactory performances see the club fifth domestically and 32nd in European standings.

Just weeks before Jurgen Klopp assumes his role as Red Bull's head of global soccer, Salzburg have sacked his former assistant Pep Lijnders.

This was Lijnders second foray into taking on a head coaching role. Between January 2018 and May 2018 he in charge of NEC, then in the second division of Dutch football. Lijnders managed the side for 22 games,

Salzburg fired coach Pepijn Lijnders on Monday, with the club 10 points off the lead in the Austrian league and unlikely to advance in the Champions League. Lijnders was hired by Salzburg, Austria's biggest club,

Pep Lijnders' time at Red Bull Salzburg has turned into a complete nightmare. The former Liverpool assistant manager has been fired after just over six months in charge of the club. READ MORE: Bajcetic's ICE COLD post after Pep Lijnders Red Bull Salzburg sacking He leaves with Salzburg sitting in fifth place in the Austrian Bundesliga,

Former Liverpool assistant manager Pep Pijnders has been sacked as RB Salzburg boss, just days before his old colleague Jurgen Klopp is due to start his new job as Red Bull’s global head of soccer. Lijnders left Liverpool at the end of last season to take up the role in Austria but things have not gone well since then.