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Lars Stindl will end his career in the KSC jersey after this season. © Uli Deck/dpa
Karlsruhe was and is something special for Lars Stindl. That's where his career began - and that's where it will end in May.
Berlin - Former national player Lars Stindl is ending his football career after this season. A year ago he returned to his hometown club Karlsruher SC, but after 376 Bundesliga games, 29 Champions League appearances and eleven games in the DFB jersey, the 35-year-old's spell with the second division team ended in May.
“It was an incredibly beautiful and intense time, with many highs but also some not entirely easy moments. Last summer was a dream come true for me: I returned to my hometown club, played in the new Wildpark and scored the first goal there,” said Stindl in a club statement.
“Big gift” for the trainers
Stindl went through several youth seasons at the Wildpark starting in 2000 and played for Karlsruhe until 2010. He then moved to Hannover 96 before playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach for eight years from 2015 to 2023, where he was promoted to captain and national player.
“It was a great gift for us as a coaching team to be able to work with a player like Lars with this outstanding quality,” said head coach Christian Eichner. “It will be a very special and emotional moment for all of us in the summer, when he actually stops, when he ends his great career in Karlsruhe.” dpa