With Hamburg in the hunt for a new trainer to succeed Huub Stevens at the end of the season, one name definitely not in the frame is that of Hannover trainer Dieter Hecking.
Martin Kind, chairman of Hannover 96, has confirmed that HSV have made an enquiry for Hecking, but that the club have turned it down point blank.
“It has been spoken about, but we are in no way interested in starting a dialogue. The issue is a non-starter” he confirmed in an interview with Bild am Sonntag.
Hecking, who is under contract with the Niedersachsen club until 2010, joined the club in 206 from Alemannia Aachen and has shown no signs that he wants to leave the club.
“If Hamburg have considered me, then that shows that we are doing good things here” he said.
“But for me it’s not an issue” he added.
The favourite for the post remains FC Twente Enschede coach Fred Rutten.
Huub Stevens will be returning to Holland due to family reasons and will take over at PSV Eindhoven.
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