Genoa Assistant named U21s Head Coach at Southampton

Genoa Assistant Tonda Eckert has been confirmed as the new Under-21s Head Coach at Southampton.

The 32-year-old German replaces Calum McFarlane, who is leaving after two years to join Chelsea. Eckert has previous experience in England, having been Assistant to Gerhard Struber at Barnsley in 2020/21.

He knows Southampton Technical Director Johannes Spors and Assistant Technical Director Elliott Stapley from their time together at Genoa. The Italian club was previously part of the 777 Group, where Spors and Stapley held senior roles before joining Southampton.  

Eckert has also coached at Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig at Academy level.