After his BVB career ends: Süle springs a big surprise | OneFootball

Former Borussia Dortmund defender Niklas Süle has caused a major surprise with his decision about his future. The ex-Germany international reveals why he is continuing his career in amateur football.

Just a few weeks after the end of his professional career, Niklas Süle has delivered a real surprise. The former Germany international is staying in football, but moving into the amateur game. In the future, the 30-year-old will play for district league side SV Tiefenbach from Baden-Württemberg.

That means Süle is starting a new chapter after 13 years in professional football. For the former Borussia Dortmund center-back, competitive sport is no longer the main focus, but rather the joy of the game. He told Sky: “I’m really looking forward to finally experiencing football again from a completely different perspective – where it is purely and simply about the sport itself, and not about business or money.”

Another reason for his decision is his personal environment. Two close friends of the former international play for SV Tiefenbach, and one of them is even the coach there. That is why Süle is looking forward to his new role with great excitement. “After 13 years of professional football, it is an absolute gift for me to be able to stand on the pitch with my mates and once again enjoy the joy of this wonderful sport to the fullest.”

Former BVB star Niklas Süle moves to the district league

Süle’s career once began at Rot-Weiß Walldorf before he moved via the youth academies of Eintracht Frankfurt and Darmstadt 98 to TSG Hoffenheim. It was there that he made his Bundesliga debut in 2013. Spells at Bayern Munich and finally Borussia Dortmund followed.

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In his successful career, the defender won, among other things, five German league titles, the DFB-Pokal twice, and the Champions League. Altogether, Süle made 49 international appearances for Germany. Süle made the decision to end his professional career after an injury toward the end of last Bundesliga season.

After suffering a knee injury in Hoffenheim, he initially feared another cruciate ligament tear. Although the subsequent MRI scan gave the all-clear, his decision had already been made. Looking back, the former BVB star said: “When I went for the MRI the next day and got the good news, I was one thousand percent sure that it was over.”

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