Two records: This makes Taz difficult to keep
In terms of points, SC Verl played the best third-division season in its club history. Berkan Taz played a major role in this, securing a personal "title."
Top scorer in the 3rd league: Berkan Taz. IMAGO/osnapix
SC Verl concluded the 2024/25 3. Liga season with a decisive 3-0 away win at VfL Osnabrück, climbing to seventh place in the league table. With 57 points, the East Westphalians also set a new club record: The record of 55 points from their inaugural 2020/21 season , when they also finished seventh, was surpassed by two points in their fifth season in the 3. Liga.
Berkan Taz played a major role in this successful season. With two assists and a stunning goal against Osnabrück, the midfielder secured the title of league's top scorer (13 goals/15 assists) – ahead of Dresden's Christoph Daferner, who also finished "only" second in the top scorer rankings. Meanwhile, Fatih Kaya of SV Wehen Wiesbaden secured the kicker award.
Taz most frequently player of the matchdayTaz was not only the top scorer of this third-division season, but also the man most frequently named to the team of the day. The 26-year-old made kicker's selection for the third time on the final matchday, beating out Sebastian Grönning of FC Ingolstadt and Julian Kania of newly promoted Arminia Bielefeld (both of whom were named Player of the Matchday twice).
Despite his contract extension in March (term unknown) with SC Verl, Taz will be difficult to keep. Coach Alexander Ende will definitely be leaving the club. This has been certain for some time. According to liga3-online.de , the name of the new coach will be announced at a press conference on Tuesday at 12 p.m.
Sporting director Sebastian Lange recently spoke to Reviersport about having a "preferred candidate." However, nothing had been signed at that time. Rumors have circulated among others about Eugen Polanski (Borussia Mönchengladbach II) and Oliver Kirch (Borussia Mönchengladbach U19). Ende also came to Verl from Mönchengladbach two years ago.
