Sascha Mölders from TSV 1860 is player of the year in the 3rd league.
The 36-year-old convinced with his outstanding season.
Michael Köllner can also be happy.
Munich
- Sascha Mölders is "Player of the Year" in the 3rd division.
The 36-year-old TSV 1860 Munich goalscorer prevailed against Niclas Shipnoski from newly promoted 1.FC Saarbrücken.
As in the previous year, the vote consisted of expert and fan votes.
The captains and coaches of the 3rd division were allowed to select their coach and player of the year in a preselection.
The fans then decided on the two candidates with the most votes.
"Player of the Year" Sascha Mölders impresses with an outstanding hit rate
Löwen striker Sascha Mölders prevailed in the vote with over 76 percent and 14,651 votes against the Saarbrücken attacker Niclas Shipnoski, who received 4,469 votes.
The 36-year-old striker is experiencing his umpteenth spring in the sixties jersey.
This season he has an outstanding statistic.
Mölders scored 22 goals in 36 games and provided six assists.
With that he shot the lions almost single-handedly towards relegation rank.
TSV 1860 Munich: Michael Köllner is "Trainer of the Year"
But not only Sascha Mölders is honored, his coach can also be happy.
Because Michael Köllner is "Coach of the Year" in the 3rd division.
The Upper Palatinate won the vote with 12,386 votes (75 percent) against Guerino Capretti from SC Verl.
With this, the fans and experts pay tribute to Köllner's work at TSV 1860 Munich.
The former Bundesliga * coach took over the lions in the no man's land of the table and turned the team into a promotion aspirant.
In particular, the most recent run with eleven games in a row without defeat is impressive.
TSV 1860 Munich: The final in Ingolstadt awaits on Saturday
Next Saturday it's all about everything for Mölders and Köllner.
In Ingolstadt, the lions want to jump to 3rd place and thus achieve relegation to the 2nd league *.
A win against the FCI is, however, a must.
Otherwise, the two awards remain the only success of the season.
(Vincent Fischer)
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