DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovač has extended his contract by a year through June 2027.

“Niko has thrown himself wholeheartedly into his role at BVB,” Lars Ricken, the club’s managing director for sport, said in a statement on Tuesday. “He knows football inside out, he has clear principles, he’s thoroughly honest, he’s direct in his communication and he rewards good performance.”

Kovač, who previously won trophies with Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt, took over in February when the team was 11th in the Bundesliga after a difficult start to the season under Nuri Sahin . He made the team more resilient and oversaw a marked improvement to finish fourth for Champions League qualification on the final day.

“Under him, our club is on the up again,” Ricke

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