SK Austria Klagenfurt: ÖFB goalkeeper returns from Berlin Spree to Wörthersee – Bundesliga

the Austria Klagenfurt Strengthens for the second part of Bundesliga admirals– Season 2022/23 with Marcel Kostenbauer. The 21-year-old goalkeeper was on loan to the Bundesliga team in the fall season Victoria Club 1889 Berlin She played and displayed a solid performance. The former ÖFB-U19 goalkeeper will be in Schedule 6 from January 4. train, but must also be used for amateurs in the Carinthia League.

Flying is the most beautiful thing for goalkeepers…: Marcel Kostenbauer here at Bundesliga Nord-Ost for FC Viktoria Berlin vs. 1.89m Familiar goalkeeper…with the Carinthian Violets.

Planned to be included in the professional squad for next season.

Austria Klagenfurt General Manager Matthew Imhoff: Marcel has taken a big step forward in Berlin and is developing as hoped. We want to have him back with us in the spring because he should get closer to the first team and is a permanent fixture in the professional squad for next season. Many thanks to the colleagues from Victoria, who responded to our request to terminate the loan agreement. Early “.

Victoria Managing Director Jekyll’s counterpart: “We are happy for Marcel because he will have the opportunity to recommend himself to the Bundesliga team in Klagenfurt. So the loan in the first half of the season paid off to all parties and can be assessed quite positively. We understand Austria’s request and have agreed because we have full confidence in our remaining goalkeepers Max Kinzig and Martin Schulz and also Niklas Beach from under 19 years old.

Five goalkeepers are available

With Germany’s Philipp Menzel and Marco Kannaller in addition to Marcel Kostenbauer, Liu Chauzhiang (on loan from Bayern Munich) and David Bontigam, there are now five goalkeepers vying for places in the Bundesliga and first-team squad. . “We have big goals and challenges to overcome with both teams in the spring. That’s why it was important for us to position ourselves well in terms of the goalkeeper position.”Imhoff explains.

At FC Viktoria 1889, Köstenbauer was in goal in 14 matches in the Regionalliga Nordost, had 11 goals on 93 percent, conceded 16 and kept a clean goal four times. In addition, the 1.89-meter guy was also used in the DFB Cup in a duel with VfL Bochum (0:3) and showed a convincing performance.

“I had a great time in Berlin, and felt very comfortable in the team and the club from day one. It was definitely the right decision for me to go to FC Viktoria 1889 in the summer. Now I’m looking forward to returning to Austria and can’t wait to get back on the field with the boys.”He says Marcel food farms.

Köstenbauer returns from @tweet back 💜
We are strengthening ourselves for the second part of the 2022/23 season with Marcel Kostenbauer.

Welcome back to Waidmannsdorf, Marcel!

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– SK Austria Klagenfurt (austria_sk) December 22, 2022

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