Kevin Volland is back with his old love. The 15-time international solved his Bundesliga contract to switch to the 3rd division to 1860 Munich. The motives are obvious, but the decision is still surprising.
His pointed beseed grin out of Giesing. Kevin Volland signed with charm and wit and, above all, “extreme tingling” on Easter Monday at TSV 1860 Munich. That would not have been necessary. Before the ink was really dry, the news about the return of the lost son had spread throughout football Germany.
“Goosebumps torque” On Grünwalder Strasse
“It is an honor to return again. To be back on Grünwalder Strasse today and see the old premises, that was a goosebumps for me,” said the 15-time international.
At the age of 32 he was back at his “home club”. 477 games, 129 goals and 100 templates were between his last Löwen appearance in May 2012 and his signature on Easter Monday. After a glorious career in the international headlight, it now says: Candidplatz instead of Côte d’Azur, red earth instead of a rich green lawn and the national cup instead of champions League.
“The simplest Contract talks my career “
No problem for the center forward with the striking black side parting. “We had contact early and it was the simplest contract talks in my career,” said sports manager Christian Werner beaming: “Because it was never about financial things. It is great to really have someone in such conversations, who says it is just about returning to the lions.”
Volland would also have switched to the regional league
Already at the first talks in winter, when the lions were deep in the descent battle of the 3rd league, Volland assured that he would like to come to 1860 even during a relegation to the Regionalliga Bavaria. This “madness commitment” was deeply impressed by Werner, now the sports director hopes for “a spirit of optimism”, which is also due to the The latest victory run of the professionals had stopped.
Volland signs for two years and receives his beloved rear number 31. As the son of a former national ice hockey player, he grew up in the Ostallgäu. In 2007, at the age of 14, he came to the Löwen boarding school to debut against FC Augsburg in the 2nd Bundesliga three years later under coach Reiner Maurer. Volland’s talent was so apparent that after just a few short missions, he would be interested in TSG Hoffenheim.
In the video: 1860 boss Werner raves about returnee Volland
2012: As a Volland together with loud stormed
The lions, which were financially heavily, were forced to sell their raw diamonds to the Bundesliga clubs after only half a year in the professional sector. The urgently needed financial injection secured the club’s liquidity, and Volland was borrowed directly on 1860 for a year and a half. From this point on, Volland in the storm next to club icon Benjamin was loud and convinced in the 2011/12 season with 13 goals and ten assists. The lions missed the promotion as the fifth in the table. For Volland, however, it was steeply uphill.
Break with Leverkusen heralds slow descent
From 2012 to 2016, the 1.79 meter tall goal scorer in Hoffenheim matured to the international. For 20 million euros we went on to Bayer Leverkusen, where he also played a major role. But after four years there was a break with Bayer, Volland quickly switched to AS Monaco. “In the past six months – regardless of the sporting and also of the financial – a few things I heard that I heard that I didn’t like,” said Volland later the sports picture.
Apart from the German public, Volland under coach Niko Kovac developed splendidly. In 2021, after five years of abstinence, he even made the jump back into the DFB squad. Despite regular playing time on the Côte d’Azur, Volland returned to Germany in 2023. As a winter transfer, Volland Union Berlin first helped qualify for the Champions League.
Subject bench and malice at Union Berlin
But Volland did not really hit in Köpenick, also because of a knee operation last summer. Since then he has just collected 50 minutes of play. In the end, the striker also had to deal with hasty comments regarding his physical condition. Now it is “extremely important” to him to “give everything” in his last months in Berlin and “to keep dignity up in training”.
“Don’t go through everyone alone”
With a view to the way of playing in the 3. League, “Fitness is a big topic,” said Volland, who has already exchanged over it with Union colleague Benedikt Hollerbach. “It only goes through the team. I will not now dribble through everyone alone. If we are a horny team and distribute responsibility on the pitch, then you can really tear something.” Volland did not want to call an explicit goal, such as promotion to the second division.
Badly aged Volland quote: “I don’t know third league”
Four years ago, when a sixty comeback was still a long way off, Volland sounded a little different. “For me it would be so nice if they got up to the second division,” said Volland in 2021 in the BR24Sport interview, then regular player in Monaco. “Then maybe that would really be another option after the career. I don’t know third league.”
Now that Volland’s successful career in Berlin has received a few scratches, the 3. League is obviously good enough for the father of two. “My kids are very happy, grandma and grandpa are back.” His main residence will move Volland to the Allgäu homeland, a second apartment in Munich is also to reduce travel traploses.
“No card inquiries, please!”
On the other hand, Volland is much more concerned with its future cell phone notifications. Because he knows that his return will make the tickets for the Grünwald stadium even more scarce. But Volland is already prepared in this case: “I will still write down in my WhatsApp status: No card requests, please!”
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Source: BR24 04/21/2025 – 6:30 p.m.
