For the EURO series “Krone” our stars opened their photo albums, companions tell us what had not yet been read anywhere – from Arnautovic to Rangnick. Or did you know who grew up in a 20 square meter apartment with a toilet in the hallway, who sorted balls instead of blocks or who is in a relationship with a Champions League player?
With three positions within two years, goalkeeper Patrick Pentz jumped on the EURO bandwagon and could now even become Austria’s number one in Germany in place of the injured Alexander Schlager.
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Heinz Lindner’s wife Anna-Christina in an interview about her husband’s recovery from cancer, new experiences together and lots of love.
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Niklas Hedl has been Rapid’s number one for two and a half years and now the 23-year-old goalkeeper is waiting for his first European Championship with Austria. With this he finally steps out of the shadow of his father Raimund. In the most thankless position in football. But the junior chose it himself.
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After moving to Hoffenheim at the age of 18, Stefan Posch made headlines for Bologna, first in the German Bundesliga and now in the Italian Serie A. Brother Philipp talks about how the family match inspired them both and what Stefan, who is three years younger , the most fog in Italy.
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After the European Championship, Kevin Danso could become the most expensive ÖFB footballer of all time, the Lens legionnaire is sought after throughout Europe. The son of a Ghanaian migrant family has been home to many countries and speaks four languages. Your love belongs to the martial arts, his gratitude belongs to Austria. But it was only an email from his brother that opened the door to the national team.
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Feyenoord legionnaire Gernot Trauner reached the final of the European Championship as the reigning cup winner of the Netherlands and probably owes his top career to his older brother and the ‘matches’ against him in his parents’ garden.
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Phillipp Mwene discovered his enthusiasm for football very early. After moving to Stuttgart, the Viennese completed his high school diploma in Germany. His school education was very important to Mama Gabriele. With Papa John, every game is analyzed in detail.
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Whether on the left back or in the center of defence, Max Wöber has earned a high status in the Rangnick system. The 27-year-old from Rapid’s descendants is considered structured, intelligent and has also completed an education. Von Hütteldorf has already experienced many top competitions and played for Ajax Amsterdam, Sevilla, Leeds and now for Mönchengladbach. But what really makes the “Wöbster” fun?
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Philipp Lienhart is doing well again after his injury break! On May 24, he married his long-time girlfriend Cornelia, who had once accompanied him to Real Madrid, in his hometown of Lilienfeld. And above all, he is pain-free again, he can train fully with the team in Windischgarsten again – and he has a special bond with Zinedine Zidane.
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For the Daniliuc family, many things revolved around football from a very young age. Flavius Daniliuc’s brother Daniel-Edward is also a professional football player and told the “Krone” what his childhood was like, why he always had to play in goal and why the whole family had postponed their summer holidays at short notice.
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No sugar, only gluten-free food, daily prayers, priority students despite (permitted) absence, professional debut at the age of 17 – Leo Querfeld is not only the youngest ÖFB player in Rangnick’s EURO team, but also one of the most special. Also because the whole family is almost a household name in Vienna. Keyword coffeehouse dynasty. But the baby goes its own way. Fast was always the focus…
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With the double victory over Sturm, Alexander Prass finally catapulted himself into the spotlight of the Austrian Bundesliga. The €12 million man, the most expensive Austrian player in Sturm history, has long been more than just a multi-position option for ÖFB team boss Ralf Rangnick. But Alex also fulfills his role as big brother optimally – as brother-heart Christopher Prass revealed.
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“I have a 16-year-old youngster at SV Gaflenz, you should definitely take a look at him!” Within five years, the youngster made it from fourth division SV Gaflenz via Austria and Germany to the European Championship – it is a special career! that Patrick Wimmer says he has to offer.
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The “Krone” spoke to Simon Seidl about his brother: Rapidler Matthias. What sets the midfielder, who is part of the provisional squad of the Austrian national team, apart is the gene that runs in the whole family.
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Exceptional talent, child prodigy, gem. Many such descriptions came to Romano Schmid’s ears as a young boy in his hometown of Graz. Not only in the Sturm youth team, where he tore his boots at the age of nine. But also on the SMS Graz-Bruckner schoolyard. One of his mentors is no stranger to Austria…
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Coach Ernst Lottermoser took the future Bremen Marco Grüll under his wing at an early stage. Even at a young age he behaved like a true professional. The 57-year-old has a tip for team boss Rangnick.
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Konrad Laimer is one of the key players in Ralf Rangnick’s team. As a child, the Salzburg resident enjoyed taking responsibility. His father Konrad knows the secret of the success of his 27-year-old son, who was also able to make his mark at the great FC Bayern Munich.
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Florian Grillitsch is considered the great technician and source of peace in the Austrian national football team. The legionnaire from Hoffenheim loves his group of friends – and gardening. The lawn is especially important to him.
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Nicolas Seiwald is considered team boss Rangnick’s favorite student and is placed in midfield in the ÖFB team. Despite his steep rise, the 23-year-old from Salzburg has always remained down-to-earth. The “Krone” spoke with father Hubert and brother Max in Seiwald’s hometown of Kuchl.
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1. FC Keulen has been his football home for five years. But Florian Kainz came to the team camp as a relegated player. The “goats” have to go to the 2nd class, with or without Graz is still an open question. Hartberg professional Tobias Kainz, who has known his namesake for more than twenty years, about the midfielder, whose witness he is also. And: the two don’t just have the same last name.
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Marcel Sabitzer has become an integral part of both Dortmund and the national team. The 30-year-old followed in the footsteps of his father, who also had a career as a footballer. But for father Herfried it is clear that his career cannot match that of his son.
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Christoph Baumgartner is a key player in the Austrian offensive and is especially in demand at the European Championship. The 24-year-old legionnaire from Leipzig has already achieved a lot in his young career, including the fastest international goal in the world. His greatest source of support: his girlfriend Sandy, who played herself. The model type, who used to be an altar boy and prays regularly, also radiates social commitment
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Andi Weimann, the son of two hurdlers, moved to England at the age of 15 – and has remained there to this day. Mama Sabine explains why it was a tennis coach who made the attacker’s football career possible and why her grandchildren know exactly what a Nackerpatzl is, despite the distance.
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They grew up in an apartment of 20 square meters, the toilet was in the hallway, the parents (father Serbian, mother Austrian) worked day and night to ensure that the brothers were doing well. They only had football in mind, Marko was successful, no one can describe him better than his brother Danijel.
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Maximilian Entrup wrote his own football fairytale in the 2023/2024 season. We went via the regional league club Marchfeld-Donauauen to Hartberg in the Bundesliga – from there we were almost in Germany or in the ÖFB team in winter! Now the crowning moment goes to the European Championships. Companion and mentor Eldis Bajrami is firmly convinced of this.
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Austria’s best hope in attacking Germany’s European Championship is Michael Gregoritsch: the Styrian has scored 15 goals in 53 caps, most recently shining with a hat-trick in a 6-1 win over Turkey in March. Dad Werner Gregoritsch about his son, his qualities and career goals.
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In the final part of our major EURO series, the focus is of course on team boss Ralf Rangnick, whose extraordinary and successful coaching career began at the age of 25. We spoke to someone who was there when Rangnick started and has been following the man catcher’s life ever since.
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Source: Krone
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