Cottbus move collapses: former keeper back at HSV! | OneFootball

Few HSV fans would likely have had this on their radar just a few weeks ago: Julian Pollersbeck is temporarily returning to HSV.

As the club announced on Tuesday, the former Rothosen goalkeeper will keep himself fit at the HSV campus over the coming weeks and take part in U21 training. The 31-year-old is currently without a club and looking for a new employer. Alongside Pollersbeck, Florian Schock will also train with the second team. The 25-year-old goalkeeper was most recently under contract with Fortuna Düsseldorf and is likewise waiting for a new opportunity.

For Pollersbeck, it is a return to familiar surroundings. Between 2017 and 2020, the 2017 U21 European champion made a total of 51 competitive appearances for HSV. After leaving Hamburg, he had spells at Olympique Lyon and 1. FC Magdeburg under Christian Titz. Most recently, the ball-playing shot-stopper was under contract with SSV Jahn Regensburg.

Pollersbeck knows HSV goalkeeping coach Höh

The fact that Pollersbeck can now train at HSV goes back to a request from the keeper himself. “Julian approached me with the request to keep himself fit with us,” explained HSV goalkeeping coach Sven Höh. The current situation suits both sides. “Since our young goalkeeping talents are currently training with the first team, this is a good solution for everyone. Julian supports the U21 training sessions, while at the same time our talents can gain experience in professional training,” said Höh, who knows Pollersbeck from their time together at 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

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Most recently, Pollersbeck had tried to earn himself a contract with newly promoted second-division side Energie Cottbus. After impressive displays in trial training, it seemed that nothing stood in the way of a move. In the end, however, the club decided against signing the former HSV keeper.

Cottbus coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz pointed to the complicated goalkeeping situation in the squad. Pollersbeck wants to be the first-choice keeper, the 60-year-old explained. But since the club from Lusatia have already planned for Marcel Lotka as their new number one, a move for the experienced goalkeeper has been put on hold for the time being.

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