Following the departure of Fabian Plachel at the end of the season, 1. FC Union Berlin welcomes a new face to the backroom staff who will complete the medical department. Berlin-born Dr. Marvin Minkus will start with immediate effect to look after Union's first-team players alongside Dr. Clemens Gwinner.

"With the Charité, we have an excellent network of absolute top physicians at our disposal. We are pleased that with Marvin we have once again found a dedicated doctor for our medical team," said Oliver Ruhnert, 1. FC Union Berlin's Managing Director of Professional Football.