Eintracht Frankfurt: Sebastian Rode announces the end of his career hessenschau.de
One and a half years, but then it should be over: Sebastian Rode, captain of Eintracht Frankfurt, speaks for the first time about the time for the end of his career.
In an interview with the Bild newspaper, the Frankfurter announced that he would fulfill his contract, which runs until 2024, and then end his career. “I’m currently assuming that that’s the end of it,” said the 32-year-old Training camp in Dubai.
So Rode can’t imagine hanging on for another year: “I should have fallen into a fountain of youth.”
Rode: “First gain some distance”
It is still unclear what Rode’s life will look like after the professional period: “First of all, I want to distance myself from football, just live for the day. I’m just looking forward to enjoying the free time with the kids. And then we’ll see, there’s still a lot of time until then.”
It seems conceivable that Eintracht Rode will remain in another function after his active career: Sport director Markus Krösche has already approached him and asked if he could imagine taking on a job in the club. “But apart from a ‘yes’, nothing was specifically discussed,” said the captain.
Rode’s Career: Titles and Discoveries
Born in southern Hesse (Seeheim-Jugenheim), he first came to Eintracht in 2010 from Kickers Offenbach. After four and a half years at Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, the midfielder returns in winter 2019.
So far he has played a total of 247 competitive games for Frankfurt, in which he scored 14 goals and prepared 22 more goals. with the Hessians he became a sensational Europa League winner last yearRode’s vita also includes the championship titles with FC Bayern (2015, 2016) and the DFB Cup victories in 2016 and 2017. Two years of problems.
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