Real Madrid legend Raul Gonzalez to be appointed as new Union Berlin coach

Breaking news from Germany. Union Berlin, who are in a deep crisis of results, have already chosen the coach who is going to change this situation: the Spaniard Raul Gonzalez Blanco, Real Madrid legend and current coach of the 'Merengues' reserve team.

That is what 'Kicker' reports, which even points out that the official announcement of his signing will be made on Sunday, the day the German club set to announce the new man in the dugout after the sacking of Urs Fischer, the great mastermind behind their promotion to the Bundesliga and qualification for the Champions League.

Poor results led the club to sack the coach, who ended a five-year spell at the club. Marco Grothe, the coach of the U19 team, took over the reins of the first team on an interim basis until the club could find a replacement.

Raul is a Madrid legend and is currently in charge of the club's reserve team, who play in the Primera Federacion (third tier of Spanish football). Recently, the Madrid native visited Alcoy to face Alcoyano and they were held to a 0-0 draw, a point that keeps them in 11th place with 18 points, six points off the play-offs and the relegation zone.

It is worth noting that Raul knows the Bundesliga very well, having played for Schalke 04 during his playing days. After a lifetime at Madrid, he packed his bags and left for Germany to play two seasons with the 'Die Knappen' (2010-11 and 2011-12), where he scored 40 goals and provided 16 assists in 98 games.