BIELEFELD, GERMANY - MAY 17: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been digitally enhanced.) Headcoach Michel Kniat of DSC Arminia Bielefeld is seen after the 2. Bundesliga match between Arminia Bielefeld and Hertha BSC at Schueco Arena on May 17, 2026 in Bielefeld, Germany. (Photo by Fabio Deinert/Bundesliga/Bundesliga Collection via Getty Images)

Mitch Kniat had guided Arminia Bielefeld back to Bundesliga 2 and famously to a DFB Cup final.