Holger Badstuber officially ended his playing career about two weeks ago, closing a chapter that brought both ups and downs. However, the 33-year-old will not turn his back on the football stage and would like to start a coaching career.
“What if?” is the question that Holger Badstuber has asked himself regularly. The central defender, who went from 0 to 100 in van Gaal’s time, suffered a serious injury at a young age and was unable to continue his successful career at Bayern Munich. This was followed by changes to Stuttgart, Schalke and Switzerland. But Badstuber couldn’t match his earlier achievements. In an interview with kicker, however, he said he would end his career “happily ever after” and was now “looking forward to the new chapter”. In his long career he has “experienced every phase of footballer existence” and witnessed “terrific sections” and phases “that cost strength”.
In the future, however, Badstuber may be able to benefit above all from the difficult sections, from which one learns the most, as is well known. “It was one of my responsibilities to be a role model,” explained the ex-player, who has learned that life is about “keeping going”. Badstuber would like to pass on his experience as a trainer. “I want to gather my experience in the youth field and then see where it should go,” explained Badsuber. He is a “guy for senior or professional football”, but would like to take his time and continue his education. “At some point I want to appear in the Bundesliga,” is his long-term goal. A coaching job abroad is also an option for Badstuber, who would like to start his coaching career in 2023.
This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as Target Bundesliga: Holger Badstuber would like to become a coach.
