München – AZ interview with Julian Weigl. The 28-year-old from Upper Bavaria entered the professional game via TSV 1860 and then played for BVB and Benfica Lisbon. He has been with Bayern’s opponents Borussia Mönchengladbach since 2022.
AZ: Mr. Weigl, on Saturday you and Borussia Mönchengladbach are visiting FC Bayern. As a former Lion, do you go into the game against Bayern with an extra dose of motivation?
JULIAN WEIGL: Of course that was a long time ago, but I come from the Lions youth team and you just understand that the game is important to you. It was the case back then in the youth derbies that these duels always had more meaning for us Lions than for the Bayern players. We said the guys over there have everything, the conditions are almost optimal. But we can beat them with heart and passion in this one game, even if we may have a little less talent. That always helped. Of course I still have that in me.
During your time at TSV 1860 you were also associated with FC Bayern. How specific was Bayern’s interest at the time?
Not very specific.
How close are you still to the lions?
Still. Because almost no guys I played with play there anymore, I don’t watch every game. But of course I have activated all the lion news on Instagram and Facebook and am inquiring. And I still have one or two people, like the equipment manager, who I keep in touch with from time to time.
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Julian Weigl: “In my opinion, the whole construct needs to be broken down”
How much does your lion heart bleed when you look at the events of the last few months?
On the one hand, your heart bleeds a lot, but on the other hand, nothing surprises you anymore when you’re sixty and have experienced it all yourself. One is used to a certain level of restlessness in the lion environment. But of course you long for continuity and that at some point the right solutions can simply be found. I can’t judge whether it’s the right president, whether it’s the right managing director or whether it’s the right coach, but in my opinion the whole construct needs to be broken down.
In what way?
It’s always one side against the other side. A solution has to be found and we have to say, these are the people we rely on. I would get football expertise and ex-Lions who want to do it on board. Not to artificially achieve something, but there are actually people who could make a difference. During my rehab time, I went to the Grünwalder Stadium and watched a game and then sat in the alpine pasture. There you meet one or two ex-Lions. For example, I would include a Benjamin Lauth there. He’s not someone who says it’s about the money, he cares about the club. If you install one or two people with a plan behind them, that would be optimal in my opinion. But for some reason that doesn’t happen.
Julian Weigl played for the Lions until 2015, then moved to Borussia Dortmund. © sampics/Augenklick Julian Weigl played for the Lions until 2015, then he moved to Borussia Dortmund.
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Julian Weigl can imagine returning to TSV 1860
Was the change of coach also important to give the team a boost?
It’s difficult for me to judge, I’m too far away for that. But it always stirs something up in you when you think of Sixty Munich. Somehow people also love the club for the chaos around Grünwalder Straße. That’s nice sometimes. Also for the people you meet. Everyone is so committed to the club, despite all the decline of the last few years. But at some point you have more and more people who say it’s enough, we’re not going there anymore.
You still have a long-term contract with Borussia. But can you imagine ending your career with the Lions at some point?
This is always an option when I talk to my wife or family about what I want the next few years to look like and what I envision at the end of my career. Definitely. Also because I can imagine doing something there after my career. I can’t yet say for sure what direction I want to take after my career, but this is a club and a place that I feel connected to and say it would be a good fit. Of course I want to play as long as I enjoy it and am fit. That’s why I would never rule out going back to Sixty Munich.
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