Dresden (dpa) – The questions about his vaccination status and his attitude towards the corona virus also accompany Markus Beginning when he restarts as a coach in professional football.
After the scandal over the use of a fake vaccination card, the 47-year-old is given a second chance on the very day his suspension on probation is suspended at Dynamo Dresden, which was relegated to the second division. Beginning reported that he had been infected twice with Corona and explained when asked that he was still not vaccinated.
“I got through it well, I’m fine,” he said of his corona infections. “I think it’s absolutely fine if you get vaccinated and have the protection. If you have a risk, you just want it clarified. Nobody can take my fears away and give me the security that nothing will happen to me .”
The date of his performance is no coincidence, on Friday the one-year ban was suspended by the German Football Association. Beginning resigned as coach of the then second division club Werder Bremen in November after the public prosecutor’s office had initiated investigations into him for using a fake vaccination card. The Bremen District Court then sentenced Beginning to a fine totaling 36,000 euros, and the DFB also suspended him.
“Unfortunately, the mistake belongs to me, I can’t undo it. I brought it on myself and I don’t blame anyone else for it,” said Beginning. “I apologized to the people I disappointed. That’s all I can do. And I can’t expect people to forgive me.”