Huub Stevens resigns for health reasons at Hoffenheim

Berlin - Hoffenheim confirmed on Wednesday that Huub Stevens has resigned as coach of the Bundesliga struggler on health grounds after only 10 league games with the club seven points from safety.

The club will hold a press conference at 1500 (1400 GMT) when it is set to announce who will be in charge for Saturday's league game at Werder Bremen.

Hoffenheim is second from bottom of the table and in serious danger of being relegated after eight seasons in Germany's top flight.

The club has already appointed youth team trainer Julian Nagelsmann as head coach of the senior side for next season and, if the club stays up, he will become the youngest coach in Bundesliga history at just 28 years of age.

Its 2-0 defeat at home to Darmstadt on Sunday was the final straw for Stevens.

The 62-year-old Dutchman, who only had a contract until the end of the season, had forged a reputation for keeping struggling teams up after rescuing Stuttgart last season.

He only took over from Markus Gisdol in October with the club, backed by billionaire software mogul Dietmar Hopp, in its current league position of 17th.