New findings weigh on the beginning: DFB also determined

Markus Anfang is said to have used a forged vaccination card: This serious suspicion against the former coach has been further confirmed.

Bremen - For the resigned Werder coach Markus Anfang, things are getting tighter in the vaccination card affair.

The public prosecutor's office in Bremen published new findings on Monday that corroborate the suspicion that his vaccination certificate has been falsified.

According to a report by "Kicker", the control committee of the German Football Association will now also investigate the 47-year-old.

At the beginning there is a risk of consequences under sports law, which could range from a fine to a temporary ban from working as a coach.

Evidence of a forged vaccination card

The public prosecutor's office confirmed to the German Press Agency that none of the two appointments documented in his vaccination certificate were initially recorded by the vaccination center specified there.

That was the result of research at the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians who operate this vaccination center in Cologne.

The investigations also revealed that the batch number of the vaccine given at the beginning of the first appointment was never inoculated.

According to the Public Prosecutor Frank Passade, the batch number of the second appointment was inoculated - but not on the day specified in the opening document.

The public prosecutor therefore assumes that the vaccination card of the former Bundesliga professional is forged.

Beginning has not yet made a statement

On November 18, it became known that an investigation into the alleged use of a forged vaccination certificate was being carried out towards the beginning.

The Bremen health department reported him to the public prosecutor's office because the authority had noticed several irregularities in the certificate.

For example, on the day of his supposed first vaccination appointment in Cologne, the beginning is said to have had an away game with his then club SV Darmstadt 98 in Würzburg.

Because of the investigation, he and his assistant coach Florian Junge resigned on Saturday before the Bremen home game against Schalke 04 (1: 1).

Young people are also suspected of having used a forged vaccination certificate.

According to the public prosecutor's office, the beginning has now hired a lawyer, but has not yet made a statement on the allegations made against him.

"His lawyer will first demand access to the files," said Passade.

In a press release from SV Werder on November 18, the beginning first assured that he had been vaccinated and rejected the allegations.

For Werder, "the Markus beginning file is closed"

Bremen now has to look for a new coach for the second time within a few months.

The talks include Ole Werner (most recently Holstein Kiel), Daniel Thioune (most recently Hamburger SV) and Daniel Farke (most recently Norwich City).

According to information from the “Bild” newspaper, another, currently unknown candidate has already been spoken to.

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However, the Bremen-based company will not raise any possible claims for damages towards the beginning.

Such an approach was conceivable simply because Werder had paid a six-figure transfer fee for the 47-year-old to his previous club, SV Darmstadt 98, in the summer.

“We agreed with him to terminate the contract immediately.

This means that the Markus Anfang file is closed for us, ”emphasized Werder Managing Director Klaus Filbry.

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