Football: Vissel Kobe name ex-Hamburger SV boss Fink as new manager

Vissel Kobe on Saturday named former Hamburger SV boss Thorsten Fink as the new manager of the J-League first division club, taking over from Takayuki Yoshida.The 51-year-old German takes the reins with Vissel languishing in 13th place in the J1 table after 14 games. Spaniard Juan Manuel Lillo stepped down as manager in a shock move in April, with Yoshida, a former manager and player with the club, appointed as caretaker.Fink most recently managed Grasshopper Zurich in the Swiss first division, but was fired in March before the club were relegated for the first time in 68 years. He previous…READ FULL ARTICLE