Type Gerd Müller with a lot of down-to-earth attitude

Created: 01/10/2022, 07:30 AM

Alexander Schwarz: The captain of TSV Au is responsible for the balls at rest © fupa

With captain Alexander Schwarz, TSV Au has a real leading player

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The newcomer from Au had a very difficult time at the beginning of the season.

It almost seemed as if the district league could be a size too big for the duration of the Holledau.

Captain Alexander Schwarz is someone who has always been in the lead right from the start and who stands for the team like no other.

The 28-year-old right-footer has always been a member of TSV Au and has been interested in football since he was able to run. Even then, he was playing football in the courtyard of his parents' family business with his cousin, who is three years older. It was early on to assert oneself against larger and older competition, a quality that still benefits him today. At the age of seven he played his first point games for TSV and he has stayed there to this day. During his school and youth years he was allowed to play all offensive positions that were conceivable. Only as a goalkeeper and in the defensive line has he not been used so far. According to his own statement, he feels most comfortable on the eight or ten. After attending school in Au and then secondary school in Moosburg,the friend of the Italian kitchen completed an apprenticeship as a "commercial vehicle mechatronics technician". A job that he continues to do after joining the family business in 2014.

Underestimated because of his small stature

Alex Schwarz names Gerd Müller as a role model, because he was always underestimated by his stature and was still able to assert himself. There are certainly parallels, says the 1.65 meter tall right footer. Alex has always been considered a great talent and is described by his trainer as a model player in terms of zeal for training, motivation and character. The captain is recognized and valued by everyone in the team. The fact that he is still playing in Au after so many years has something to do with his being. There have already been a few offers, says the blond boy, but in the end he always decided against it after consulting his family. He has never regretted it. "Now I've managed to get promoted to the district league with TSV and I think that's worth a lot more,if you can do it with your own club, ”he says and means it. “The TSV belongs to me and I also the other way around, that's why I will always support the TSV, regardless of whether I'm still active or not. This is my club and I'll always be a big fan of it. "

Relegation the big goal

First of all, it is important for the active footballer to keep his club in the district league. The team spirit, the persistence and the unconditional will of the team would have led to the fact that you wintered in 10th place, a non-relegation place. This position must now be defended, says the captain: “I definitely want to score a few more goals than the four so far. There the demands on myself are there, and I've already set myself a goal. ”Coach Christian Hobmeier is sure to be happy to hear that. Even if he knows only too well that he has not yet exhausted all the potential of the “head monster black”: “Yes, I know, despite his minimal size, Alex has a good timing for the header. But what he is extremely good at are the balls at rest. His very good, hard and precise shooting technique is extremely important for standards.That is why it is more important to me, despite his headball strength, that he is the player who kicks the balls inside, ”says the trainer with a wink.

Sepp Fuchs