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A few weeks after the end of his career: Diego Contento "wants to go back to Bayern"

2023-03-23T17:37:17.734Z


Diego Contento ended his career a few weeks ago. However, the former FC Bayern star is already planning to return to Säbener Straße.


Diego Contento ended his career a few weeks ago.

However, the former FC Bayern star is already planning to return to Säbener Straße.

Munich – The news did not really come as a surprise a few weeks ago.

Diego Contento ended his active career, it was announced at the time.

After 256 games - 69 of them in the jersey of FC Bayern Munich, with whom he won the Champions League in 2013 and was also German champion and cup winner three times - Contento is hanging up his football boots at the age of 32.

Name: Diego Armando Valentin Contento

DOB: May 1, 1990 (age 32)

Club: end of career

Position: left-back

Highest market value: 3 million (source: transfermarkt.de)

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"In the last year that I was without a club, there were many offers and inquiries, but it wasn't what I wanted," said Contento in a live interview with tz.de from IPPEN.MEDIA about his

decision

:

"

I I kept fit and would have been ready, but unfortunately nothing happened in the end.”

The former left-back already has plans for the future.

“My goal is to do something in the coaching area.

For the youth, but of course also higher,” reveals Contento, who is currently working on his coaching license.

However, he could also imagine working in scouting.

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Diego Contento and his wife Jessica (l.) were at tz.de from IPPEN.MEDIA for the live interview.

© IMAGO / MIS / Screenshot / tz.de

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The German-Italian does not want to give up football even after the end of his career.

He is currently playing with the Bayern legends.

"It's still an honor to play for FC Bayern," said Contento.

Most recently, he played in the Legends game against TSV 1860 Munich in the Olympic Stadium.

However, that is not an old man's kick: "Everyone has to keep fit, because when Giovane Elber or Paulo Sergio come in from Brazil, you have to step on the gas," says Contento with a laugh and reveals: "But since I I am the youngest, so of course I have to step on the gas the most and play everywhere.”

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A few weeks after the end of his career: Diego Contento "wants to go back to Bayern"

For his professional future, he could definitely imagine a job as a player-coach in an amateur league: "Sure, I'm still young," says the 32-year-old: "Of course you have to start at the bottom, but my goal is to become a real coach at some point to be."

Preferably at his home club, of course.

"My goal is FC Bayern," says Contento: "I grew up in Munich, FC Bayern is 'Mia san Mia' for me, it's like family to me.

It will always be my home club.”

Eleventh championship in a row?

Contento is counting on FC Bayern

Even if things are a little more restless on Säbener Straße at the moment, Contento is counting on the record champions at the end of the season.

“Anyone who knows Bayern knows what they are like.

I'm assuming that despite everything, they'll celebrate their eleventh championship in a row," says Contento: "They'll also go far in the Champions League and in the DFB Cup, I'm sure of that.

My tip in the top game against BVB?

They will win 2-0 against Borussia Dortmund.”

That should not only please Contento, but also all Bayern fans.

(smk)

List of rubrics: © IMAGO / MIS / Screenshot / tz.de

Source: merkur

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