Gladbach sporting director resigns with team at bottom of BundesligaBy Canadian Press on September 30, 2025. MÖNCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) — Borussia Mönchengladbach sports director Roland Virkus has resigned after the team’s poor start to the Bundesliga season. Virkus had been working at Gladbach since 1990, when he started as a youth coach before taking over the club’s academy in 2004. He was appointed sporting director in 2022. “Borussia would like to thank Roland Virkus for his dedication and commitment across so many different areas over the past 35 years,” the club said.