Simon Terodde described his step backwards into the regional soccer league as “one of the groundbreaking decisions in my life”.
“If I had persistently tried to assert myself against a professional team, I might have disappeared at some point,” said the FC Schalke 04 goal scorer in an interview with the specialist magazine “Kicker”.
Gelsenkirchen - Terodde had set the previous record of Dieter Schatzschneider as the best second division shooter with his 153rd goal last match day.
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The now 33-year-old signed a two-year contract with 1. FC Köln in 2009.
There he was initially used with the FC reserve in the Regionalliga West, although he had previously made his debut in the 2nd division at MSV Duisburg.
The then FC coach Frank Schaefer later appointed Terodde to the professional squad.
"Without Frank Schaefer, I would never have achieved what I have achieved," said Terodde.
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