Attacker Nils Petersen from SC Freiburg announces the end of his footballing career after this season.
Nils Petersen from SC Freiburg is breaking up. “After almost 16 years of professional football, I’m giving up my shoes with a heavy heart,” wrote the Bundesliga striker on his Instagram account, thanking the clubs where he played during his career.
“It was a difficult few weeks that led to me and my wife and family deciding to say goodbye to football,” explained the 34-year-old Petersen in an interview with the club.
Petersen has rarely been part of SC Freiburg’s starting XI
The 34-year-old is the most accurate substitute in Bundesliga history and also the club’s record goalscorer. He has made 31 appearances across all competitions this season.
However, he was no longer part of the permanent staff this season. “Now I will invest everything again so that I can then say: You should go when it’s most beautiful,” Petersen continued. “Everything that has an end also had a beginning. And a new beginning is not always the end. You will hear from me. I promise.”
Petersen as a referee in action
Most recently, Petersen had already taken a look beyond the box of professional football. Together with Anton Stach from 1. FSV Mainz 05 the attacker had refereed the district league game of VfR Nierstein against TSV Mommenheim as part of a DFB initiative.
