After 16 years it’s over!
Simon Terodde (36) is ending his career in the summer. The Schalke 04 striker officially announced this on Thursday.
Terodde posted a farewell video on his social media. Shown inside: Eight coffee cups printed with Terodde’s club stations. Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Union, Bochum, Stuttgart, Cologne, HSV, Schalke.
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On the ninth cup there is a photo including Terodde’s iconic cheering pose: the flat hand saluting on the forehead.
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Those: Instagram @simonterodde909.05.2024
Terodde writes: “I’ve always been afraid of this day for the last few years, I’ll be completely honest. I was able to turn my hobby into a career, I loved playing in front of sold-out crowds. The way the ball hits the goal, seeing the net wobble, the ecstasy in the corners, these are all things that I will miss incredibly.”
And further: “Now at the age of 36 is the right moment to make room for younger people. It feels right and good. I am incredibly grateful for all of these experiences and look forward to passing them on soon. We’ll see in what role, first I have to let everything sink in and I’m looking forward to spending time with the family!”
The reactions didn’t take long to arrive. Schalke commented: “THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, SIMON!” Terodde’s storm partner Keke Topp (20/double against Osnabrück) wrote “LeGende” – with deliberate capital letters in the middle of the word, the symbol for Gelsenkirchen.
Schalke’s sports director Marc Wilmots and CEO Matthias Tillmann thanked him in unison: “Simon can look back on a unique career. He has experienced special moments in many traditional clubs, celebrated promotions and broken records – he can rightly be very proud of that.”
That was TOPPThe Schalke goal show in the video
Source: Image07.05.2024
Terodde is the record goalscorer in the 2nd Bundesliga (177 goals in 310 games). The striker won the top scorer in the 2nd league four times. Terodde became champion three times in the German lower house: in 2017 with Stuttgart, 2019 with Cologne, and 2022 with Schalke.
The cult striker will be farewelled on Saturday (May 11th, 1 p.m./Sky) at Schalke’s last home game of the season against Hansa Rostock in the Veltins Arena.
2024-05-09 13:25:50
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