Landgraf: A little scumbag like me aids every group

508 second department appearances (consisting of for Rot-Weiss Essen as well as Alemannia Aachen) are under Willi Landgraf's annual report. The 53-year-old is a document player in the 2nd Bundesliga and is happy regarding it: On the one hand, I was lucky that I was seldom injured, he says in a twist interview. On the various other hand, it wasn't the situation that I was always seeded from the beginning. I had to battle tough for my location, often had strong competition. I was back in the starting XI by the fifth or 6th matchday at the most up to date. A little scumbag that I stood up the pitch assists every team.

• Bundesliga? He would have suched as to have played there
• 1991/92 period: East groups, tension, Bayern crisis
• Assauer presented him with a contract
• Trailer: Essen history

Landgraf does not believe that his document will ever be damaged. In my opinion, this is partially due to the truth that football is ending up being much faster as well as much more intense, which leads to much more injuries. In enhancement, it no much longer takes place that a gamer plays 15 or 16 years in the 2nd Bundesliga. Either he ends up being interesting for the Bundesliga through solid efficiencies or can not keep the degree for that lengthy. Or he drops or rises with his club says Landgraf, that had the ability to preserve the 2nd division degree himself. Just in the first Bundesliga he never ever played.

Bundesliga? He would have suched as to have played there

Admittedly, he explains, I would have liked to have played in the First department. I'll ask you: Just how several Bundesliga specialists are there that have never been in the DFB Cup last? With Alemannia Aachen he lastly played in the mug last versus Werder Bremen (2:3) in 2004 and also played six UEFA Cup games in 2004/2005.

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1991/92 period: East groups, tension, Bayern crisis

A Bundesliga with 20 groups, a three-way battle for champions right up to the last second-and without FC Bayern? The 1991/92 season can provide all that and also extra, and also with it the very first episode of Essen history. The guests Thomas Helmer, Guido Buchwald, Heinz Gründerel and also Florian Weichert were right in the middle of it and also look back along with the moderators Pini Platenius and Niklas Baumgart. To conserve Jörg Pilawa's young occupation. The next episode of twist background will certainly be released on July 18th.

Trailer: Essen history

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That was my dream when I signed up as a gamer, says Landgraf. Landgraf began out with the U13s and currently works as an assistant to U23s instructor Jakob Fimpel.

Assauer presented him with a contract

When Mike Büskens then became interim head instructor in the final sprint of the season in 2008, claims Landgraf, it almost actually functioned out for me. But because it was really close in the race for the Champions League places up to the last day of the video game, it really did not pertain to that. As I said: I can live with it.

Or he falls or increases with his club says Landgraf, who was able to keep the second department level himself. That was my wish when I authorized up as a gamer, says Landgraf. My toughness lie in being able to offer something to young players and fellow coaches-athletically, but above all on a personal level, claims Landgraf, that would like to aid to ship talented juniors to the Schalke experts. When Mike Büskens after that ended up being interim head trainer in the last sprint of the season in 2008, states Landgraf, it nearly actually functioned out for me. You can read the whole interview with Willi Landgraf on Thursday **in the print version of Essen in NRW or across the country in the eMagazine.

_ You can check out the whole interview with Willi Landgraf on Thursday in the print version of Essen in NRW or across the country in the eMagazine. The ex-pro talks at size regarding times without salary, highlights of his occupation as well as his training aspirations. _.

My toughness exist in being able to give something to young gamers as well as fellow coaches-athletically, but above all on an individual degree, states Landgraf, that would such as to help to ship gifted juniors to the Schalke experts. I in fact signed a specialist agreement in the meantime, he states.