The Higher Austrian served because the ÖFB’s first goalie within the European Championship qualifying opener in opposition to Azerbaijan (4:1) and Estonia (2:1) earlier than he was recognized with a testicular tumor.
The sickness has now been overcome, however it has nonetheless left its mark. “You see issues with completely different eyes,” Lindner defined on Thursday in Windischgarsten.
“Issues that used to bother you at the moment are so low in significance that they not hassle you,” mentioned the 33-year-old. “It appears like a cliché, however an important factor is to be wholesome. I now recognize waking up and realizing that I’m wholesome extra.”
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Lindner’s sickness and surgical procedure turned public in Might of final 12 months, and following his restoration he not performed a task at FC Sion. This was adopted by a mortgage to Union Saint-Gilloise within the winter – Lindner performed 3 times for the Belgians, and his membership remained unbeaten in opposition to Frankfurt, Fenerbahce and St. Truiden.
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In any other case, there was no getting previous Luxembourg staff goalkeeper Anthony Moris. “It was communicated from the start that I used to be quantity two. The truth that I did not get extra appearances is almost certainly as a result of Moris is the captain and a membership legend.”
Lindner’s mortgage contract with Saint-Gilloise has ended, however a return to FC Sion, which has been promoted once more to the best Swiss league, appears unrealistic. “We’ll see how issues develop. I am definitely not going to Sion to be quantity two.” So far as a potential new employer is anxious, there are already “some events,” mentioned Lindner.
For the time being, nevertheless, the seek for a membership is secondary to the ÖFB staff. Lindner undoubtedly needs to make the reduce on June seventh and thus make it into the EURO squad, however simply being nominated for the big squad was “overwhelming” and “extremely good”.
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“It is identical to it was once, we’re a close-knit bunch.” He’ll now “give one hundred pc coaching following coaching and move on my expertise to the goalkeeping staff,” Lindner introduced.
Within the race for the primary jersey, the 33-year-old is taken into account an outsider alongside the at present nominated Patrick Pentz, Tobias Lawal and Niklas Hedl in addition to the at present injured Alexander Schlager. “However I am going regarding it like every of us. I am going full throttle in coaching and making an attempt to persuade the coach.”
This text regarding Heinz Lindner sums it up:
- Goalkeeper Heinz Lindner is once more with the ÖFB staff on the coaching camp in Windischgarsten for the primary time since March 2023.
- The Higher Austrian was the nationwide staff’s common goalkeeper within the European Championship qualifiers in opposition to Azerbaijan and Estonia earlier than he was recognized with testicular most cancers.
- The sickness has modified the 33-year-old’s perspective: “Issues that used to bother you at the moment are so low in worth that they not annoy you.”
