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Franco Soave's top eleven: "Zwetschge", "The Hammer" and a role model as a coach

2020-05-28T15:34:28.636Z


Franco Soave is currently player coach at FC Lengdorf. In his career, he played with many strong kickers. The 38-year-old presents the top eleven of his career.


Franco Soave is currently player coach at FC Lengdorf. In his career, he played with many strong kickers. The 38-year-old presents the top eleven of his career.

Lengdorf - Franco Soave is currently player coach at FC Lengdorf . In his youth he played for FC Bayern and SpVgg Unterhaching . In the men's area, he ran for some clubs from the Bayernliga to the Kreisliga. He also plays futsal for the Beton Boys Munich . For Football suburb / Fupa Upper Bavaria has Soave compiled the Top Eleven of his career. 

gate

Johannes Price (FC Lengdorf)

When he's not shutting off his silo, Hans is an absolute class support for us in Lengdorf. He has a large share in our success in the preliminary round and is therefore my number one in the Dream team after only 15 games. I hope he gets a little crazier over time.

Defense

Fabian Aupperle (FC Erding)

Fabi is crazy about football and brings everything you could want as a teammate, coach or club. He has a great positional game and his diagonal balls are a feast for the eyes. As a trainer, he was always perfectly prepared and full of drive. I hope he stays loyal to football and will soon find a new job. However, he still has a lot to learn on the dance floor.

Cedo Babic (TSV Maccabi Munich) 

I only know Cedo Babic as an opponent. He's been giving me a headache in every game since I was a kid. He can control a game like no other. Cedo is a conductor of the game. He was supposed to conduct an orchestra. Great soccer player!

Ercan Maraz (FC Aschheim)

Maraz is a free spirit, unfortunately not the fastest, but with a lot of potential in the game structure and a perfect positional game. We played together on the six for a long time in Aschheim and it was just a hell of a lot. He is a very good friend and that's why he got a seat in the back right. I hope we can see him again on the soccer field, because after Lengdorf it is only five minutes by bike from him.

midfield

Daniel Jungwirth (FC Bayern Munich)

Daniel got something in his cradle that very few soccer players have. His way of handling the ball and making it look the most normal thing in the world has always put a smile on my face. Even in the youth of Bavaria, he played some extremely dizzy. I personally wish him every success in his coaching career.

Thomas Broich (SpVgg Unterhaching)

The Mozart in my team. Thomas already noticed in the Hachinger B youth that he absolutely wanted to become a professional. He worked extremely hard for it and therefore deserved it. I never thought that he would go through the roof like that. His success in Australia has been incredible. I watched a lot of games online and was always extremely proud of him.

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Thomas Hitzlsperger (FC Bayern Munich)

I also played with Thomas for a long time in the Bayern youth. We celebrated almost every graduation with his parents in Forstinning. When I was ten years old I knew it was going to be a really big one. He shot the opponents almost alone every season. At his parents' house there was a gate between cows and pigs, where he kept hitting. His barn door in the yard was also pretty battered. He has had a great career and is therefore right in my team. I hope he can continue to move a lot in Stuttgart and move up to the Bundesliga.

Christian Rickhoff (FC Finsing)

The first encounter with Christian was at a district league game in Finsing. I looked at my new team there and he introduced himself to me as a new player. At that point, I wasn't aware of how much joy this boy will give me. The way he played with me was fantastic. He had every freedom on the pitch, which he paid back with many goals and assists. He could definitely play a few leagues higher, but I really appreciate his loyalty to the club. His free kicks are like penalties and as a guy he's a very fine guy.

Storm

Amar Cekic (Beton Boys Futsal)

A soccer field child, as it says in the book. When I see Amar playing, I always have to think about my youth in various concrete pitches. We were free in the head and all we wanted was a ball and two goals. Amar embodies this sport between small and large fields like no other player. Many extravagant small-field players cannot cope on a large field, but this is not the case with Amar. You like to watch him everywhere, how he sometimes plays his opponents giddily. I wish him much success and an injury-free time for his new chapter.

Zvjezdan Misimović (FC Bayern Munich)

Before “Zwetschge” came to Bavaria, we were often opponents. With some derbies in the e-youth there were sometimes brawls between our fathers. After moving to Bavaria they got along and we were all very happy to have such a versatile player in our ranks. His career is an absolute dream. The championship with Wolfsburg alone is the cherry on the cream. When I saw him with a cigar and championship bowl, my tears came. Just crazy what he did in Wolfsburg this year. I was very happy for him. He had many good years, but the championship year in Wolfsburg will be remembered by many. I am proud that I was allowed to play with him.

Marko Ivic (FC Aschheim)

As always, the best comes to the end. Marko and I still make phone calls every day today and indulge in old memories. I remember it was yesterday. I switched from Bayern to SpVgg Unterhaching in 1997 to B youth and we got on really well from day one. Marko immediately accepted and integrated me very well. We are not only best friends, but I was also allowed to be his best man and godfather of his children. We had a fantastic time together in Haching and beat many big opponents. Unfortunately, he was not adopted into the amateurs at the time and so our paths separated for the time being. When I switched to Ottobrunn, I immediately brought him to me. We climbed twice in a row and the three of us, together with Michael Mornhart, had over 70 goals and almost 100 assists per season. Furthermore, we rose together with Aschheim in the district league and with Grünwald in state league. Not only is he an absolute killer in front of the goal, he also has the perfect eye for his teammate. It was always more important for Marko to cross the gate than to put one in himself. You rarely find such types of players today. Too bad that he has hardly had time for football in a few years. I would be delighted to see him as a training guest with us in Lengdorf. Every cabin needs a Marko Ivic!

Train

Siggi Nigg l (youth coach at SpVgg Unterhaching, FC Aschheim and TSV Grünwald) 

When we were young, Siggi gave us the finishing touches needed for the men's area. We rose to the A youth regional league together and already had a great time. He taught us a lot and was therefore instrumental in the success. With Grünwald, we mastered promotion to the national league a few years later. The promotion was so violent that the coach had to pick me up from my father the next day to get him to the train station. What I always liked very much is that he is absolutely passionate about what he is doing. He lives the coaching zone and the entire area around it like no other. His training sessions were never boring and he always found the right speeches. My absolute role model. He is burning for this sport!

Text: Patrick Huljina

Source: merkur

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