2024-05-09 12:28:00
After 16 years, it’s over!
Simon Terodde (36) ends his career in the summer. The Schalke 04 forward announced this officially on Thursday.
Terodde posted a farewell video on his social media. Shown inside: Eight coffee cups printed with Terodde’s club stations. Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Union, Bochum, Stuttgart, Cologne, HSV, Schalke.
also read
On the ninth cup, there is an image of Terodde’s iconic cheering pose: the flat hand saluting the forehead.
Terodde writes: “For the last few years I’ve always dreaded this day, I’ll be honest. I managed to turn my hobby into a career, I loved playing in front of sold out audiences. The way the ball hits the goal, watching the net swing, the ecstasy in the corners, all these are things I will miss immensely.”
And further: “Now at the age of 36 is the right moment to make room for younger people. It feels right and good. I am incredibly grateful for all these experiences and look forward to passing them on soon. We’ll see in what role, first I have to let everything sink in and I’m looking forward to spending time with the family!
It didn’t take long for the reactions to come. Schalke commented: “THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, SIMON!” Terodde’s storm partner Keke Topp (20/double against Osnabrück) wrote “LeGende” – with deliberate capital letters in the middle of the word, the symbol of Gelsenkirchen.
Schalke sporting director Marc Wilmots and CEO Matthias Tillmann thanked him in unison: “Simon can look back on a unique career. He has experienced special moments in many traditional clubs, celebrated promotion and broken records – he can rightly be very proud of that.”
It was TOPThe Schalke goal show in the video
07/05/2024
Terodde is the record goalscorer in the 2. Bundesliga (177 goals in 310 games). The striker won the top scorer in the 2nd league four times. Terodde became champion three times in the German lower house: in 2017 with Stuttgart, 2019 with Cologne and 2022 with Schalke.
The cult forward will be farewelled on Saturday (May 11 at 1pm/Sky) at Schalke’s last home game of the season against Hansa Rostock in the Veltins Arena.
1715260310
#division #bang #Schalke #Simon #Terodde #quits #Sport