text: Hannover fired coach Tayfun Korkut on Monday after a run of 13 games without a win left the club close to the Bundesliga's relegation zone. Michael Frontzek has been named as his successor, signing a contract valid for the remaining five matches of the season. The 51-year-old Frontzek worked as an assistant at Hannover from 2004 to 2005. Tayfun Korkut has been sacked by Hannover after a long winless run saw the club fall down the league table . Michael Frontzek will take over at Hannover and has five games left this season to avoid relegation . He is returning to the Bundesliga as coach for the first time since 2011, when he was fired by Borussia Moenchengladbach. Korkut's departure follows a 4-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. Hannover are now only one place and two points above Paderborn, who currently occupies the relegation play-off place. The Bundesliga's bottom two clubs are relegated automatically. The team that finishes third from last has a two-leg play-off against the second division's third-place team to try to salvage its status. Bayer Leverkusen's Hakan Calhanoglu strikes a free-kick at goal during the 4-0 win over Hannover . Hannover's Manuel Schmiedebach (right) tussles for the ball with Leverkusen's Omer Toprak (left)
target: Tayfun Korkut was fired by Hannover after the 4-0 defeat by Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday left the club near the relegation zone .
  Michael Frontzek will take charge of Hannover for the rest of the season .
  Hannover are currently 15th in the Bundesliga table and are on a torrid run of 13 games without a win .