He used to make a name for himself as a wrestler, now he shines as a footballer: Mathias Fritsch put together a double pack for VfB Hallbergmoos II on Tuesday.
Hallbergmoos
- When it comes to the name of Mathias Fritsch, the sports fans in the Freising district certainly think of wrestling first.
The now 29-year-old competed successfully for SV Siegfried Hallbergmoos and later for SpVgg Freising for a long time.
In individual terms, Fritsch's greatest success was third in the German Junior Championships.
But suddenly his name appears in soccer among the goalscorers of VfB Hallbergmoos II in A-Class 5 - most recently, in the 5-1 win against SV Pulling on Tuesday, Fritsch even scored twice.
Will you not even see him on the mat in the future?
“Yes, I stopped wrestling completely.
For me, the effort and benefit went towards zero, I just didn't enjoy it anymore, ”says the 29-year-old.
Why football now?
Mainly because many of his friends play football at VfB, like Tim Gebhard or Markus Kratzer: "They gave me a good connection to the team, and I knew most of the others too."
That's how Mathias Fritsch came to VfB Hallbergmoos II
Mathias Fritsch played soccer as a child, but decided to wrestle at the time.
Now he kicks in the VfB reserve.
“I went to the first training session in autumn 2019 simply because I wanted to move.
Coach Gencer Ugurlu said I should take a look. "After all, he can kick a little - and the most important thing for the 29-year-old is:" It's all very easy, I wasn't used to that before.
Nobody here is being yelled together according to the motto, you are not in a good physical condition. "
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The crowd's favorite: Mathias Fritsch (center) celebrated many great successes with the wrestlers of SpVgg Freising.
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Ugurlu quickly recognized his talent: “I am totally satisfied with the Mathias.
Even if he wasn't always in training because of his work, he's already an integral part of the team. “Although tactical things like positional play can still be improved, that's normal, says the coach.
"In any case, I'm very happy that it literally exploded in the last game."
Thanks to his previous knowledge of wrestling practice units, Fritsch also brings momentum to the training of footballers: “He does weekly units in the areas of stability and strength, which is very good for us,” says Ugurlu.
Fritsch: "You shouldn't rate the two goals too highly."
Mathias Fritsch plays as a striker, a logical thing for himself: “I was always offensive, that was also the case with the wrestling.” Regarding his latest performance, however, he is modest: “You shouldn't rate the two goals too highly. There will certainly be other games where things go worse. "Fritsch is happy if he gets playing time at all:" We don't have a blind man - and Marc Gundel is certainly a class better than me in attack. "Also if fun is in the foreground: he'll put a little pressure on himself after all. “I always want to be there right away. That's still difficult in football at the moment, but I'm getting better and better. ”In addition, it is nice that possible mistakes in football can be eliminated by people on the side.
Fritsch wants to fight for promotion with the troops: “Success should come, but with fun.
I look forward to every minute of action and play football as long as I enjoy it, "says Mathias Fritsch in conclusion.
Incidentally, he is not the only former SVS wrestler in the VfB II squad: Julian Gebhard was joined by another, and the coach also attests that he has a lot of footballing talent.
Bernd Heinzinger
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