287 missions for 1. FC Nürnberg
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Javier Pinola developed the status of the club legend at 1. FC Nürnberg with 287 missions between 2005 and 2015. At “11 friends“The 42-year-old Argentinian looked back on his eventful career in Germany and revealed why he was not preserved in the 2nd Bundesliga beyond 2015. The then sports director is said to have played a decisive role.
“I am grateful to Martin Bader to this day that he brought me to Nuremberg in 2005. But in 2015 he was not honest with me. That disappointed me at the time,” said Pinola in retrospect. “I wanted to extend my contract to help the club in the second division with my experience. But Martin Bader printed around. He made an enormously bad offer to me and said: ‘This is the last offer. That was on a Friday. “
The left -back nevertheless gave his advisor to understand that he wanted to be preserved to the club. “That I will accept the offer. Even if it was really, really bad. My consultant then brought the message to Nuremberg. Long before the deadline.” A year earlier, in the summer of 2014, the traditional club had relegated to the 2nd league. The Nurembergers were subsequently only ninth in the lower house, Pinola played 25 games over 2,080 minutes this season.
“Even Sunday I got a message that I should come to the office. In the office of Martin Bader. When I read the news on my cell phone, I knew immediately: that is, it is over, now I’m going to be. Again another gut feeling. And so it was,” said Pinola, who subsequently switched to his home to Ca Rosario. “Ultimately, it was the decision for an alternative that quickly creates clarity for coaches and club,” said club manager Martin Bader for the decision.
Pinola learned a lot of love at the 1st FC Nürnberg – pronunciation with Bader
Pinola told his version: “I was informed that my contract was not extended. No matter how much content I do without. The offer was just a bluff. Because he thought I would not get involved anyway. You can imagine how I felt when I was sitting at Martin Bader in the office. In Nuremberg, love it here, like to work for the club.
In 2008, the ex-professional did not replace the advances of the interested workself when he experienced relegation from the Bundesliga for the first time with Nuremberg. “At that time I had an offer from Leverkusen on the table. But Nuremberg was my city. Nuremberg is my city.” At the time, Manager Bader said: “It is a sign of our economic strength that we can also reject transfer sums of four or five million euros.” A fan initiative probably had a decisive part of Pinola’s whereabouts, thousands of messages were sent to the 2007 DFB Cup winner. “So much love, I was only in the club for three years,” Pinola recalled. In 2005, the left foot was first borrowed from Atlético Madrid, in which he could not prevail, switched to the club. “Nuremberg was my last chance to assert myself in Europe. I knew: I wouldn’t get a third attempt. Then I arrived, got to know the people, the club, the team, and immediately knew that it would be great,” I said here, “said Pinola.