Gerald Hillringhaus played for TSV 1860, Türkgücü and FC Bayern Munich.
In Blickpunkt Sport, the cult keeper spoke about his comeback in Bad Heilbrunn.
Munich - "It was a great thing in Ingolstadt to get out of the game and to be the first goalkeeper," said Gerald "Gerry" Hillringhaus, describing his award for goal of the month at the sports show on Sunday evening in Blickpunkt Sport, when he was on September 23, 1982 thinks back.
SV Türk Gücü Munich was “unhappy behind in the last minute of the Bayernliga game against MTV Ingolstadt.
It was actually a zero-to-zero game, ”when the goalkeeper at the time, atypical for this time, left his penalty area, ventured forward with a corner kick and hit a side pull to equalize.
Lion legend Peter Grosser, then coach of Türk Gücü, couldn't believe his eyes.
He called from the side “go back into your gate.
But I didn't let myself be stopped. "
Hillringhaus began his football career in 1972 at TSV Gilching-Argelsried.
The native of Munich, who has been a fan of FC Bayern since childhood, played for TSV 1860 Munich between 1981 and 1885.
First as a substitute goalkeeper in the 2nd Bundesliga, then as a regular goalkeeper in the Bayernliga.
With the lions he even had "sewn his Bayern coat of arms on the inside of the denim jacket so that they couldn't see it", the oldie smiles.
Uli Hoeneß personally brought him to Bayern Munich
Via SpVgg Bayreuth and SV Türk Gücü Munich, Hillringhaus finally moved to his heart club, FC Bayern, in 1990/91.
Actually, the now 58-year-old was about to move to Preußen Münster at the time.
"Either you want to relegate from the 2nd Bundesliga or you want to play the Bundesliga or the European Cup" - with these words Uli Hoeneß, then manager of the Reds, personally guided him to Säbener Straße.
"Then I'd rather do the other thing, I said," reveals Hillringhaus.
Previously, he had been voted the best goalkeeper at an indoor tournament in which FC Bayern, TSV 1860 and Galatasaray Istanbul, among others, had participated.
"If you get an offer from Bayern, it would be fatal if you didn't take the chance," said the goalkeeper about his move.
At first he only played for the amateurs, but after the injury of world champion Raimond Aumann he made a total of 21 appearances for the professionals, 17 of them in the Bundesliga and four in the European Cup.
He was particularly impressed by the camaraderie at Bayern.
“At sixty, everyone fights for themselves.” After Erich Ribbeck became a coach, Hillringhaus was left out and switched to Schalke 04 on loan. The man from Munich was not happy there.
Goalkeeper at SV Bad Heilbrunn: "If everything gets warm, it's still okay"
At the second division promoted Tennis Borussia Berlin, he ended his professional career on June 11, 1994.
He then played in the regional league again for the Berliners and for 1. FC Garmisch-Partenkirchen, FC Emmering, TSV Herrsching and SV Pullach, where he actually ended his career as a player in 2010.
Until last summer.
At that time he celebrated a short comeback when he guarded the goal of SV Bad Heilbrunn in a test match against TuS Geretsried.
The regular goalkeeper was missing and the national division needed a replacement.
The contact came through his postman, who is SV's assistant trainer.
“If you get the passport, it doesn't matter, then do it,” the 58-year-old answered the national league team's request.
“I've been in training a few times.
You have already seen whether it can still move at all.
When everything warms up, things will still be fine, ”says Hillringhaus, laughing, describing his current state of fitness.
(Alexander Nikel)
