TSV 1860: Hiller to retire in the Löwen-Tor?

- "He would sign by 2037"

Created: 01/12/2022, 08:21 AM

From: Uli Kellner

Goalkeeper with a bite: Marco Hiller, 24, has been with TSV 1860 since he was eleven. Coach Köllner raves: “He's going through thick and thin for 1860.” © Stefan Matzke / Sampics

Marco Hiller could rise to the new lion face after the departure of Sascha Mölders.

However, one important detail is missing: a contract beyond the summer.

Munich

- Sascha Mölders?

Suspended and disposed of - the original moved on to Großaspach along with its cult pooch, as a storming assistant trainer.

In the 1860 fan shop on Grünwalder Straße, where advertising was larger than life with the long-time captain until December, headless mannequins are currently adorning the displays, flanked by one or the other stuffed lion.

A prominent eye-catcher like Mölders that attracts customers?

The Giesingen third division team does not currently have it.

But that should change soon.

TSV 1860: Marco Hiller as the successor to Sascha Mölders?

During a discussion in Belek, head coach Michael Köllner stated that he not only sees himself responsible for progress in the table and for developing talent - but that he also links indirect PR tasks to his professional profile. In other words: Köllner wants to make players so big that everyone benefits from them, including the fan shop. "Basically in a traditional club it is important that you produce faces," lectured the ex-Nuremberg resident, who has long since become a lion face himself: "Just as Sascha Mölders has been our face in the last two or three years, you have to As a coach, always see that you get faces that will represent the club and the professional team in the future. "

Which brought up goalkeeper Marco Hiller, 24. According to Köllner, the penalty hero from several cup games could be the player who follows in Mölders' footsteps when it comes to the club's external perception. "Marco is of course predestined for this," says the 1860 coach: "A player who comes from his own offspring - at a club that has defined itself for many years through its youth work." “That would be great if you can manage it,” he said: “You also have to say: In the time since I've been here, Marco has made great football developments. And he has also become more self-confident as a guy. ”Not to be forgotten: Hiller also stands for virtues that in 1860 have always been highly regarded.Köllner remembers the derby victory against Bayern II a year ago when Hiller got Zirkzee's studs on his temple, shook himself and continued to play with blood covered in blood. “In the end, that's what a fan wants to see,” says Köllner: “Marco goes through thick and thin with the club and holds his head where others withdraw. This is how such a story then takes its course. "

Marco Hiller: In the “Outstanding” category according to the kicker

In theory, it actually sounds like a round G'schicht '.

In practice, however, a crucial detail is missing: a contract that binds the "Hiller-Killer" to 1860 in the long term.

As of now, Köllner's number one would be without a contract from the summer.

For the coach, however, not a circumstance that gives him sleepless nights.

"I think if we put a contract with Marco today that he can play with us until he is 37. Either until he is 37 or until 2037, which is almost the same for him - he would probably sign it."

Hiller, born in 1997 (not 2000), actually let it be known several times that he was not going to move away, that he still had big plans for his favorite club, which he joined as an 11-year-old. But: Its market value rises and rises. In the winter ranking of the trade journal kicker, Gröbenzeller took third place in the “Outstanding” category. Quality has its price - Günther Gorenzel knows that too, but announces a quick agreement with the fan favorite. “With Marco Hiller we are very, very far in the talks,” said the sports director when asked and announced: “Marco has clearly signaled that he will stay - regardless of the league. Now the task is to find a solution on terms that are commercially feasible for us. ”It doesn't have to be the 15-year contract suggested by Köllner.Although the fans and PR department would certainly be delighted. (Uli Kellner)