With 14 goals this season, Benedict Hollerbach is the guarantee of success for SV Wehen Wiesbaden and at the same time one of the most sought-after strikers in Germany. With his contract expiring, he has all the aces up his sleeve. Will he stay with the SVWW? Currently uncertain.
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Hollerbach leaves the future open: “Talks after the season”
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In the Starnberg local edition of the Munich Mercury beamed a very young Benedict Hollerbach from the front page this week. Under the headline “A Tutzinger on the way to the Bundesliga” you can see today’s striker of SV Wehen Wiesbaden after winning a tournament in the F youth with two trophies in his hands. One for first place, one for the top scorer award. Practice early.
Hollerbach confirms several offers
“Bene could shoot with both feet and dribble over the opponent, and he scored a lot of goals right from the start,” reports his then coach Dieter Hummel in the further course of the article. The contact has since broken off. However, Hummel was very happy about Hollerbach’s hat-trick against Bayreuth.
What does all this have to do with the current situation of Hollerbach at SVWW? In addition to Hummel, his protégé at the time, Hollerbach, also has his say in the article. “I want to play in the Champions League and become a national player,” he said confidently, adding: “I’m very, very happy that everything is going so well now and there are already a few offers from higher leagues.” Words that SV Wehen Wiesbaden will probably not like to hear.
Hollerbach leaves the future open
These offers are really hot – Fortuna Düsseldorf is said to be interested – according to reports, not yet. But it is clear that Hollerbach holds all the trump cards and can play for time. Since his contract with SVWW expires in the summer, he could switch for free and basically choose his new club. You don’t find a young German striker every day who scores goals reliably and is in second place in the third division goalscorers list with 14 goals this season. The 21-year-old is in great demand.
Hollerbach himself, who was born on the shore of Lake Starnberg and landed in the Hessian state capital in the summer of 2020 via the youth departments of 1860 Munich, FC Bayern and VfB Stuttgart, left his future in conversation with hr-sport about three weeks ago consciously open. “The talks will be after the season,” he said. “We’ll have to see if we’re really promoted.”
According to hr-sport information, Hollerbach does not want to do another season in the 3rd division. Rather, he would already dare to make the leap into the Bundesliga.
SV Wehen Wiesbaden has to stretch
After his first really convincing season in professional football, this is quite an ambitious plan. However, it is obvious that Hollerbach, who only scored one goal last season, has clearly improved in terms of quality. Hollerbach aims high. “In the last year he stumbled a lot, but he developed great,” praised SVWW coach Markus Kauczinski. So what does that mean for the SVWW?
The Wiesbadeners, who are currently on the relegation place, will have to stretch properly to be able to keep their top scorer. The ascent is mandatory anyway, but even after that they will probably have to assert themselves against well-known competitors. “I think there are enough calls,” Hollerbach emphasized to the kicker. “I wouldn’t rule out playing in the second division with Wiesbaden next year.” A commitment to his current club definitely sounds different.
