Dismissed ex-BVB professional has to pay 150,000 euros
February 28, 2024, 8:15 p.m
Nico Schulz admits to a certain amount of misconduct in court, but the attacks in the indictment did not take place: the case against the former national soccer player ends on the day it opens. If Schulz meets his payment obligation.
The Dortmund district court has temporarily closed the proceedings against former national soccer player Nico Schulz. The 30-year-old, who was under contract with Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund until last summer, must pay 150,000 euros to charitable organizations. If this amount is received within three months, the final discontinuation will take place. Judge Christine Weber confirmed this.
Schulz was accused of three counts of grievous bodily harm. Schulz’s defense attorney explained at the beginning of the trial that his client had certainly engaged in misconduct in the relationship. However, the attacks described in the indictment did not take place in this form. The now 36-year-old witness refused to testify in court. Her lawyer pointed out that the witness could make herself liable to prosecution if she repeated the allegations in this form.
The main proceedings before the jury court opened on Wednesday, and the verdict was handed down on the same day. 30,000 euros each will go to the German Cancer Aid, the associations “Women Help Women” and “Kinderlachen” as well as the White Ring and a children’s hospice service. Before the trial, Schulz had also paid his ex-partner an undisclosed amount of damages.
Borussia Dortmund terminated Schulz’s contract early in the summer of 2023 after the search for a new club was unsuccessful. The professional has been without a club since then, his last appearance was on May 7, 2022. In the summer of 2019, the full-back came to BVB from TSG Hoffenheim for 25 million euros. The Berlin native also played for Borussia Mönchengladbach and Hertha BSC. Schulz appeared a total of twelve times for the national team between August 2018 and November 2020, scoring two goals.
2024-02-28 19:15:00
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