BERLIN (Reuters) -VfL Wolfsburg have sacked coach Paul Simonis following the side's 2-1 defeat at Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga on Friday, the club said on Sunday.

Simonis, nicknamed'Gouda Guardiola' for his faint resemblance to Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola, took over in June at Wolfsburg after leading Dutch side Go Ahead Eagles to their first ever Dutch KNVB Cup victory in April.