With their third win in a row, 1. FC Köln opened the door to Europe quite wide and moved up to sixth place in the Bundesliga. The important goal to make it 1-0 at Hertha BSC (final score 3-1 for Cologne) was once again marked by Anthony Modeste on Sunday afternoon, who is diligently working on his legendary status in the Rhineland this season.
His headed goal for the Cologne leadership after fine preparatory work by Mark Uth already meant the twelfth goal of the season in the 18th game for the French, who has found his full performance under head coach Steffen Baumgart this season.
After zero goals the year before, Modeste fired his Effzeh into the top third of the table this season. The 33-year-old has already shot 1. FC Köln in the European Cup: In the 2016/2017 season, Modeste scored an incredible 25 times in the German upper house of football and set his personal Bundesliga record this year. At the end of this season, the club landed on an outstanding fifth place in the table.
Modeste has now scored more goals than Podolski for 1. FC Köln
The center forward has now scored 75 goals in 176 Bundesliga games. He scored 56 hits in the jersey of the Domstadt team. With his goal against Hertha, Modeste even outstripped Cologne club icon Lukas Podolski on Sunday.
The 2014 world champion scored 55 goals in his Bundesliga time for his club, which is close to his heart. In Cologne’s all-time Bundesliga scorers list, Modeste moved up to the shared eighth place.
Next, the star striker is now targeting the next club legends of Effzeh: Right in front of Modeste in the eternal Cologne Bundesliga scorers list are Heinz Flohe – champion hero from 1978, a total of 77 goals in 329 Bundesliga games – and cult striker Toni Polster, who Scored 79 goals in the first division for Cologne.
Anthony Modeste is under contract with 1. FC Köln for a year and a half. He will celebrate his 34th birthday in April.
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