To make matters worse, Van de window relegated with Vipers from the Bundesliga and it went from bad to worse with the club. “There was a lot of bullshit. The coach had to leave, the fans walked away and sponsored. Everything and everyone left, so there was little reason for me to stay.”

“What am I doing here?”

Van de Ruit chose eggs for her money, left Vipers and found another club in Germany. “It was a tough year, but I didn’t want to give up yet. And then I came to Solingen-Gräfrath.”

Although Van de Ruit got a lot of playing time with her new club Solingen and had an important role, she was often unhappy. “I often felt that I wanted to stop. Everything revolves around handball and then you start thinking:” What am I doing here? ” I have no life next to it and few girlfriends outside of my teammates is no longer fun, then it is time to intervene, “says Van de Ruit.

Text continues under the photo.

ttn-18