On Thursday it had become known that the coach was under investigation for a forged vaccination certificate.
On Friday after the final training, Frank Baumann had declared: “Markus has assured us that everything went correctly and that he is also vaccinated.” From Bremen’s point of view, there was “no reason to doubt that”.
The Bremen public prosecutor’s office had confirmed on Friday morning that it had opened an investigation against Anfang. The background is a criminal complaint filed against Anfang by the Bremen health department. According to the report, the 47-year-old is suspected of having used a forged vaccination certificate.
An official statement from Bremen is still pending. Werder will play Schalke 04 tonight at 8.30 p.m. Who will be on the bench then is also still open.
Anfang only took over as coach in Bremen in the summer, before that he had coached Darmstadt 98. The Bundesliga relegated team is in eighth place in the table with 19 points.