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Steffen Baumgart was on Tuesday appointed SV Hamburg coach with the task of leading them back into the top flight Bundesliga after six years in the second tier. Former Cologne coach Baumgart, 52, was set to conduct his first training session later in the day, and his first game is on Sunday against mid-table Elversberg. No contractual details were given, while the Bild paper and Sport Bild magazine reported on Monday the deal would be until 2025. Baumgart, 52, succeeds Tim Walter who was dismissed last week as their sixth attempt to return into the Bundesliga after a first ever relegation in 2…

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