In Karlsruhe they were in April 2006, largely in agreement. “Marc is an aggressive, toxic players. After he has now made his Abitur, he wants to be successful on the football-driven area,“ said Rainer war, the then coach of the second team. Another, occupying today an important Position in the wildlife Park, was: “We have been watching him for longer and wanted to sign him last year. He developed from the midfield out wide before. He is definitely a player with perspective.“ Ede Becker, the then head coach of the KSC, in the meantime, youth coordinator, referred to Marc Schnatterer, a 20-year-old young footballer, the of the KSC from the upper-tier SGV Freiberg had committed.

Becker and war were wrong. The perspective player has done well, just not in Karlsruhe, but when 1. FC Heidenheim. A set of the Munich-based world champion Mats Hummels describes the development quite well: “Schnatterer the front is legendary,” said Hummels recently.

116 goals and 114 assists in 386 duty

play this Wednesday, the defender receives with the huge record-breaking Champions FC Bayern, the pretty little second division side Heidenheim in the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup. Bayern’s next to Hummels a few more attractions in your squad, which are expensive, sparkle and Shine. Heidenheim has Schnatterer, 33. For over ten years, the man plays with the number seven on the Eastern Swabian ALB. In 386 a duty he was to play for Heidenheim on the court, for the first time on 10. August 2008 in the DFB-Cup against Wolfsburg. He is a midfield player who combines a lot of things. Shot and game strength, high willingness to run and a free kick qualities. 116 goals and 114 assists are testimony to an impressive career.

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bite’ It are the values of an audience favorite, the times has said about himself and Heidenheim, Germany: “Heidenheim fits me and I fit in to Heidenheim.” As there were offers, he remained of the 50,000 inhabitants of the city faithful. The Fans are thankful to him for that. And for the two climbs anyway, the Schnatterer with the club, celebrated in 2009 in the third League and in 2014 in the Second League. Also this season, he rewinds his program as constant as in the previous years. Nine goals and eight templates in 25 inserts the balance for him. “He is the dream of all mothers-in-law,” says his current coach Frank Schmidt, the is a little longer than Schnatterer in the Association, for twelve years.

The game at FC Bayern is the same for both the highlight of her career. As a player, Schmidt has defeated Bayern in the Cup. In 1994, he won as a Libero with Vestenbergsgreuth in the first round 1:0 against Trapattonis Munich. It should come with Heidenheim as well, would change for Schmidt and Schnatterer but little. Both are commonly referred to as a down-to-earth.

At the KSC Schnatterer managed view

Rainer war says today, it was in the case of Schnatterer already to Karlsruhe times. “He has never done anything Crazy, never noticed a negative impact,” reports of the war. And further: “He was a player that every coach likes to work together.” Never had complaints, always Schnatterer hard I worked. And similar can be heard from Heidenheim. Schnatterer, the model professional, the leader of the pack, the lead character. For over ten years.

At the KSC II, the national player Lars Stindl had in its ranks, made Schnatterer the breakthrough but never. Although the war certainly had Confidence in Schnatterer. Talented many of the players had been, “some also more talented than Marc, but he has a lot about the will of governed.”

Ole Schröder, as Schnatterer born in 1985, he came anyway. “Both have played at the six position. Marc has always struggled was running strong and good in battle, but Ole was there at the time, captain, and simply put,“ explains war. Schröder played until 2012 at the KSC II, the jump to the pros, he never could. After five more years at top-tier Spielberg, his career was rather unspectacular.

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the war, he would have done it for Schnatterer. “He was a good guy, no smelly boots. In addition to the space reserved, on the square is very ambitious. In Training, he has always given everything.“ In Heidenheim will change so fast nothing. It was only in February Schnatterer has extended his contract until 2021. The legend goes on.