Lto surprising withdrawal of Martin Hinteregger, with slo 29 to, has convulsed the Bundesliga. Eintracht Frankfurt loses the ‘kiser’ that led them to win the Europa League. Not being, therefore, in the European Super Cup against Real Madrid.
‘Hinti’s justification for ‘hanging up his boots’ and saying goodbye to football has been extremely simple: “I was no longer happy when I won, not even in Barcelona.
I was no longer happy when I won, not even in Barcelona
The decision to leave football began to mature “in the autumn”, but the victory against Bara was a definitive accolade for the Austrian central defender, who had a contract until 2024: “I got on the bus after winning at the Camp Nou and I thought: now we have to win the Europa League. It’s time to start a new life”.
I got on the bus after winning the Camp Nou and thought: now we have to win the Europa League. It’s time to start a new life
The ex of Leipzig and Salzburg discovered that there is happiness beyond football: “In the fall, when I wasn’t playing so much, I realized how beautiful life is when you’re not under pressure.”
In the fall, when I wasn’t playing that much, I realized how beautiful life is when you’re not under pressure.
Your life, from now on, will be out of focuss: “I’m going to unplug. I’ve already taken a lot of the load off myself. Now I’m going to dedicate myself to flying in a helicopter and, hopefully, transporting a fan on board “.
Eintracht sporting director Markus Krsche accepted Hinteregger’s decision with a mixture of understanding and resignation: “Martin’s decision surprised us, but he explained his point of view and his reasons in an impressive and convincing way. We don’t hesitate to fulfill this sportingly painful desire, but humanly so understandable.”
We do not hesitate to fulfill this sportingly painful desire, but humanly so understandable
extra-sports fuss
“I wasn’t happy anymore.” Hinteregger’s simple explanation of his withdrawal does not hide The extra-sports that the center-back had throughout his career.
The most recent has had to do with politics. Hinteregger was accused of having organized an amateur tournament, the ‘Hinti Cup’, in collaboration with a far-right Austrian politician: Heinrich Sickl. The center-back received a lot of criticism on social networks, claimed to be the victim of a “media hunt” and became entangled with the journalist Michael Bonvalot, whom he accused of being a “pawn” of the “extreme left”. It is true that, at his farewell, he again apologized publicly.
But a long series of scandals that ‘Bild’ has been in charge of remembering does not end there. Hinteregger has starred in several high-profile parties and last summer he returned from vacation overweight. That, coupled with the occasional error on the ‘green’ ended up costing him his job. In fact, Hinteregger assured in the press that Eintracht’s intention was to give him a release. However, he returned to close the season as undisputed … and now announces his retirement.
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