At the 1997 Champions League Triumph, numerous protagonists entered Borussia Dortmund's history books. For a BVB professional at that time, the final victory against Juventus Turin was the darkest chapter in his career.
- "This day was the low point in my entire career"
- BVB: Wolfgang Feiersinger "angry" and "brutally disappointed"
- BVB exit a topic, but...
In his debut season in 1996/1997 at Borussia Dortmund, Wolfgang Feiersinger was actually one of the top performers in the Champions League.
The Austrian Libero completed seven out of ten games on the way of BVB to the final class finale, four of them over the full 90 minutes.
For example, his top performance in the two semi-final duels against Manchester United's star ensemble remain unforgettable.
"This day was the low point in my entire career"
For the final in the Munich Olympic Stadium against Juventus Turin, however, the then BVB coach Ottmar Hitzfeld Feiersinger stroked as surprisingly as at short notice from the squad for today's 57-year-old.
"This day was the low point in my entire career. As crazy that it sounds, because we became a champions League winner with the BVB on the day. It was an insane cut in my life because I made all the games beforehand. And the way it was communicated at the time was not nice, "Feiersinger looked back in an interview with" Champions League1 ".
BVB: Wolfgang Feiersinger "angry" and "brutally disappointed"
Matthias Sammer and Hitzfeld told him to make the decision for the long-term injured before the game before the game in Munich during the short training camp.
"A world collapsed in me. The bad thing was that there were not 18 men in the squad at the time, but only 16. So I was not even allowed to take a seat on the bench. It was a bitter moment," said Feiersinger, who was from one "Psychological state of emergency" reported.
"It wasn't really real for me when I had to look at the game from the stands", he was "angry" and "brutally disappointed", said the ex-professional.
BVB exit a topic, but...
Although, despite his disappointment on the non-consideration after the 3-1 final success, he celebrated the teammate in the cabin, an departure from BVB was an issue for him. "But I was already 32 and played football at the hottest club all over the world."
Ultimately, Feiersinger stays until 2000 and then ended his career in his home country.
He spoke out with Hitzfeld later, said Feiersinger. "He was able to assure me that it was the hardest decision in his coaching career for him."
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