Ingolstadt pick Maik Walpurgis as coach

Struggling Bundesliga club Ingolstadt has picked a Bundesliga novice as its new coach.

Maik Walpurgis last coached third-division Osnabrueck, where he was fired in August 2015.

Ingolstadt said yesterday that Walpurgis signed a contract until mid-2018.

The club fired Markus Kauczinski last Sunday and appointed Michael Henke as acting coach until finding a long-term solution.

Ingolstadt is next to last in the Bundesliga with two points from 10 rounds.

The club said Walpurgis was a "very ambitious coach with a clear philosophy."