German ‘Otaku’ which is the sensation of the Japanese League

The first weeks are not easy. Cultural conflict and idiomatic obstacles have reduced its adaptation. In the Tags of 2021, a 24 -Year -old German boy reached the Yokohama FC After playing only 4 games with the first team of San pauli Him Hamburg Natal sa Bundesliga2 and 80 in the subsidiary to Northern Regional League… in six seasons!

Svend Brodersen . But since this sport is the caprica and always has a hidden Ace, he has been given luck Svend The possibility of enjoying another chance on a moderate team. And he took advantage of the FAGIANO Okayama.

The long climbing

In promise and dedication, he managed to make a foothold in Yokohama And he played 16 games in his old age, 35 in the second and 13 in the third. In JapanThe seasons were lost from February to December. This 2025 course is the last annual format; From the time of 2026-27, the league will receive the European calendar from September to May, with a special contest held in the first half of 2026.

Just before the 2024 season starts he signed for a team of J2 League That struggles to climb. On December 7th, they managed the first time in their history to rise to J1 League and Brodersen This is one of the causes. He defended the goal in 38 games and the stoppheric stops became famous for their alopecia. This season is a march to a surprisingly eighth position of 20 teams.

An ‘otaku’

Although when he arrived he admitted that he first felt as if he was “on another planet because he didn’t understand and was a bit scary”, Svend Brodersen She was fascinated by her Japan Because he was a kid whose attraction began with the movies of Pokémon and Godzilla. Today he lives every day -in contact with the Japanese pop culture and wears only t -shirt series, like his favorite manga, ‘One Punch Man’. It ended up being a ‘otaku’, a type of fan that eats comics and anime in the afternoon. The fans of Brodersen For Japanese culture she helped her adapt and acknowledged that she had spent a lot of time reading stories like ‘Slam Dunk’ and ‘One Piece’ to find out the language.

Best goalkeeper, best person

In case you are inadequate cultural immersion by manga, Svend She married one afternoon in 2023 and had an average daughter of 18 months. At home, they speak a mix of languages ​​and make so many progress that dare to provide interviews to the afternoon media.

Brodersen He is characteristic in Japan the merit of making him a better player and contributed to a feeling of calm. “When I was young, my style as a goalkeeper was very aggressive and shouted a lot,” he explained. And he added that “after getting to Japan I realized that if I did it, it would definitely not work.”

Although he also defended the shirt of ‘Mannschaft‘Four occasions on SUB-20 and one in Sub-21 and, by chance, he was part of the German group for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, Brodersen She wonders if she has not succeeded in choosing for an aggressive style that she has not allowed her to reach the level she wants.

Now he said he didn’t know where the future would take him, but he wanted to study at a Japanese university when he hung his boots. Today, she enjoys spending her free time walking in Japanese gardens and enjoying her life far from Hamburg. “Thank you for this experience in Japan I have improved a man and I can stop focusing only on myself,” he said Brodersen“I’m more busy with the things around me and the other people linked to my life.” Football is the only reason to prioritize the important things in life.

Party’s soul

His curious celebration of the dance celebration

Svend dared to speak in the afternoon during the festival for the advance of the first division and the unity of the stands became more expensive to him. The local media does not know how to define the ‘unique dance’ he did for the festival. This is the main attraction.