March 15th, 2007
Bayern München confirms that their current coach Ottmar Hitzfeld will stay at the club next season, after Hitzfeld signed a one-year extension to his contract. “Ottmar has totally convinced all of us with his work over the past few weeks, His decision to extend his contract with us means we can plan for next season with him.” said München general manager Uli Hoeness.
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March 11th, 2007
Japanese striker Naohiro Takahara continue his excellent action for Germany Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. Takahara again on the mark for Eintracht Frankfurt in Friday’s 2-2 draw with Nurnberg.
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January 16th, 2007
Sebastian Deisler, Bayern Munich and Germany midfielder, announced his retirement from football at the age of 27 at a news conference held by Bayern because of a persistent knee injury.
“I no longer have any real faith in my knee,” the player said. “In the long run it’s been an ordeal. I can no longer play with the right level of enjoyment and I don’t do anything by halves”.
Deisler was once widely seen as being the next great German player but fitness and psychological problems meant he was unable to fulfil his promise.
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January 13th, 2007
Brazilian playmaker Marcelinho back to Germany and signed a contract to 2009 with Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg from Turkish first division team Trabzonspor. The transfer fee at 2.75 million euros ($3.56 million).
“This is a fantastic day, I really wanted to get back in the Bundesliga,” Marcelinho told a press conference.
Marcelinho, 31, played 155 Bundesliga matches for Hertha Berlin from 2001 to 2006, scoring 65 goals before Hertha sold him for 2.5 million euros in July. He earned five caps for Brazil earlier in his career.
Borussia Dortmund were also interested in Marcelinho, who was at times Hertha’s most important player. But he also had a reputation as an erratic player with off-pitch problems, repeatedly returning late from holidays. Wolfsburg known well about their new player problem, so Wolfsburg have set conditions on the Brazilian’s contract including that he find a home within 35-km of his new team’s home.
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