Toni Wachsmuth as new managing director: Lok Leipzig on the road to success!

Toni Wachsmuth as new managing director: Lok Leipzig on the road to success!

1. FC Lok Leipzig has a new managing director who is responsible for the club's sporting area. Toni Wachsmuth was appointed managing director of Spielbetriebs GmbH and is considered a key person for the future development of the club. This was revealed in a recent report by Picture announced. Wachsmuth expressed his gratitude for the trust of the Executive Board and sees his appointment as a great honor and responsibility.

Wachsmuth, who has been working at 1. FC Lok since spring 2024, was previously appointed as a sports advisor to the executive committee and a little later as sports director. Under his leadership, the team was able to show impressive performances last season, which were crowned with winning the regional league championship and the Saxony Cup. Florian Eichler, a member of the executive committee, praised Wachsmuth's excellent work during his term of office so far.

Successful history

Wachsmuth's appointment as Sports Director follows a successful season in which he had a significant influence on the club's sporting success. Martin Mieth, a colleague of Wachsmuth, emphasized the important need for this position to strengthen the sporting component in the club. Wachsmuth aims to continue the positive development of 1. FC Lok and achieve promotion to professional football. These ambitions also reflect his previous experience, which includes over 400 professional appearances in the 2nd and 3rd leagues for various clubs, including Carl Zeiss Jena and Energie Cottbus.

Before his position in Leipzig, Wachsmuth was sports director in Zwickau and also worked as a TV expert. This diverse experience will now benefit 1. FC Lok in order to establish itself in the competition for professional football.

Current challenges

One of the first challenges for Wachsmuth in his new role is finding a replacement for the injured goalkeeper Niclas Müller. The club is currently examining two candidates who are auditioning: Marcel Bergmann (27) from Emden and Jannis Vonier (21) from Pforzheim. These measures already show that Wachsmuth is determined to further strengthen the team and ensure sporting success, as well Sports show reported.

The expectations for Wachsmuth are high. 1. FC Lok Leipzig is looking forward to the future and hopes that under his leadership the successes of last season can not only be repeated, but expanded.