The deep connection with a single club is an attribute that is nowadays only rarely encountered in the fast moving world of football. but that someone dedicates his entire life to one club, however, seems more like a utopian wishful thinking of all football lovers to be. But in Bavaria, Ochenbruck there are actually a man whose life project is anchored in the home club. Hans Winkler is an integral part of the TSV Ochenbruck and has been for 73 years now.
I m not crazy, Hans Winkler protested with a big grin on his face. That one but something to be crazy about football needs to work so meticulously in a single football club, Winkler can not deny. 1948 started for the now 82-year-olds Ochenbruck chapter as a player in a youth team of TSV. That he had thus set the ball rolling, suspected Winkler yet. At the time I started for the same reason as most at this age, I just wanted a little kick with friends on the football field since the first day I felt comfortable but in Ochenbruck.. And that has not changed to this day. During the many years the bog went through Winkler almost all conceivable stations. The coach of various youth teams, over the head of department up to the second board of the 82-year-old has learned the different facets of his TSV, one thing has never changed: the association. I just developed a deep connection to the TSV over the years. During my time as a coach, I had always to leave from other clubs. Ochenbruck deals never came for me but the question. Why should they? I had great fun, young to train and bring more players. the TSV also Ochenbruck I was human evolved, said Winkler.
An unexpected friendship
Quite by accident, the way of Ochenbrucks cult coach Winkler and Nuremberg professional football player Bernd Hobsch crossed in 2001 then. Winkler trained 2001, the F-youth in Ochenbruck in which Hobschs son Patrick, who now also pro at the SpVgg Unterhaching is, was active. In a mothers-to-child duel end of the season, the vastly inferior to that day mothers expressed their wish to own women s team at TSV Ochenbruck to found to be in the future a serious opponent to their children. As a coach, then none other than Bernd Hobsch made himself available, who was then still in the squad of 1. FC Nuremberg. Since Hobsch but longed for support because of his active professional career, the coaching duo Hobsch-Winkler was suddenly born. About ten years, the duo designed the training schedule together before Hobsch moved in 2010 to the approximately two hours away Coburg.
As a professional I have experienced a lot, but as a passion for a single club I have never seen before.
Ex-club professional Bernd Hobsch about his former fellow coach Hans Winkler
For Winkler, who is already 62 years in the club was active at this time, but this presented no reason is, even hanging the coaching job on the nail, on the contrary: To date, he is still coach his wife team that although over time is always continued to shrink. Both with his former fellow coaches and his wife troupe combines Winkler a close friendship. This relationship is mutual. I guess Hans as a person and have built over the years a close friendship with him. Even if you do not see all too often, it is still there for each other when someone needs help, says Hobsch. As a professional I have experienced a lot, but as a passion for a single club I ve never seen.
Hans Winkler in training mode with his free-woman team. Bernd Hobsch
Next March Winkler celebrates his 83rd birthday. Although the pensioners still makes physically a much younger appearance - up to four times a week is at Winkler a six-kilometer cardio unit on the program, is added yoga and cycling - which TSV icon played over and over again with the thought now but to draw a line. Regarding a possible end of his time at TSV Ochenbruck Winkler, however, does not come beyond the subjunctive. When I stop ..., the 82-year-old repeatedly emphasized, explaining that he was not sure would be if it really works. One thing is for Winkler but certainly firmly. Even if he future may no longer should officially be in one of the offices at TSV Ochenbruck, the Association for Winkler will never be forgotten, following the adage, You get the Winkler Although from Ochenbruck but Ochenbruck not from Winkler.
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