“Time to say goodbye” – that is additionally the motto of the ultimate part of the Higher Austria soccer league: for some gamers who’ve greater than formed the state’s highest league lately, it will likely be over in the summertime.
Unhealthy Ischl’s Mario Petter, who performed his final dwelling recreation within the jersey of the group from the Salzkammergut in yesterday’s 6-0 win towards Ostermiething, will cling up his soccer boots after this season. The purpose scorer’s file – at stations similar to Unhealthy Goisern, Stadl-Paura, Vorwärts Steyr, Vöcklamarkt and Unhealthy Ischl – is spectacular: towards Ostermiething, the 32-year-old scored his 348th purpose within the first group. “There have been many highlights. Seven promotions, together with the one with Vorwärts Steyr to the 2nd league. The primary recreation towards Liefering was very particular.”
However Purpose-Petter has additionally achieved private bests: “Successful the Golden Shoe twice, as soon as with 43 objectives within the Landesliga West for Stadl-Paura, will probably be remembered eternally.” His purpose tally has repeatedly attracted the eye of bigger golf equipment: “I turned down a transfer to 1860 Munich, however there have been additionally presents from Ried, LASK and Sturm Graz. However the job was all the time vital to me, so the general bundle was by no means proper.” The long-time striker is just not bored even after his profession: for the previous 12 months, his daughter Emilia has been absolutely the focus of his and his spouse Marlene’s lives.
Edelweiss captain retires
Thomas Winkler can also be saying goodbye to the Higher Austrian league stage: the long-time captain of Edelweiss Linz loved his profession to the complete till he was 39 years outdated, celebrating two regional league championship titles with Vöcklabruck (2008) and Grödig (2010) in addition to state cup titles with FC Wels and Edelweiss. Remarkably, his CV as a defender solely consists of one exclusion – a yellow-red card within the 2007/2008 season with Vöcklabruck. A return to the spherical ball is just not out of the query: “I need to take pleasure in different issues now. However it’s fairly doable that I will probably be energetic as a coach someday.”
St. Valentin’s Daniel Guselbauer, Friedburg’s Thomas Fenninger and Unhealthy Leonfelden’s Benjamin Freudenthaler can even finish their careers after this season. Wolfgang Klapf, nonetheless, is just not interested by retiring but: the top of protection from Weißkirchen will nonetheless be enjoying subsequent season, even on the age of 45.
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