FC Germania Mallorca players share a villa in Son Sardina

FC Germania Mallorca Players Share a 180-Square-Meter Villa in Son Sardina

Eleven players from the newly formed football club FC Germania Mallorca live together inside a 180-square-meter villa located in Son Sardina, functioning as what is described as the largest shared men’s apartment on the island, Mallorca Magazin reported. The squad trains four mornings a week and holds sixth place in the league table after seven matches, coming off a 9-0 victory.

Securing the Villa and Organizing Daily Life Under One Roof

Bastian Müller, who serves as both team captain and sporting director, stated that finding a property owner willing to rent a residence to eleven young men of various nationalities proved difficult and created time pressure before the lease was signed just days prior to the players’ arrival. The 180-square-meter house contains six bedrooms, with two players sharing most rooms and one player occupying the smallest single room. Müller noted that the initial adjustment period was challenging, but the players established a system where everyone handles their own grocery shopping, marks their food with a permanent marker, and occasionally cooks together. A cleaning service visits once weekly after the team realized that the previous twice-weekly schedule could not keep up with eleven occupants.

Player Perspectives on Shared Living and Past Experiences Abroad

Danny Foerster, identified as the team’s top scorer with four league goals, compared the living situation to a youth hostel where privacy is limited and chaos occasionally occurs, though he emphasized that the diverse group gets along well. Vice-captain Niklas Thanhofer acknowledged that while living with ten teammates has advantages for team morale, it also restricts personal space and requires patience. Thanhofer spent the previous four years in the United States, where he studied business management and played college football in New York before moving to the Balearic Islands. Describing the transition, Thanhofer contrasted the fast-paced environment of an 8.6-million-person metropolis with the calmer atmosphere of Mallorca, where he observed that locals take life less seriously than Americans or Germans.

Germania Players Adjust After Coach Departure

Dutch player Tyrone van den Broeke expressed satisfaction with the living arrangement, noting that being far from family and friends makes mutual support essential when teammates experience difficult days, even if he occasionally misses having his own room. Regarding visitor policies, an anonymous Germania player remarked that a gentleman enjoys and remains silent. The household experienced a quieter period following the club’s decision last week to part ways with coach Thorsten Legat after six league matches. The atmosphere improved following Sunday evening’s 9-0 victory against last-place C.F. Playa de Palma, achieved with Bastian Müller operating as interim coach in the club’s highest-scoring win to date.