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Ex-HSV captain talks about a possible return
Updated 11/16/2025 – 6:01 p.mReading time: 26 minutes
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Last summer, Sebastian Schonlau turned his back on Hamburger SV. The fact that he will one day play in the Hanseatic city again is obviously an option for the former captain of the “Rothosen” – after his active playing career. “Of course I can also imagine returning to HSV. Because the club will always remain a very special club for me,” said the 31-year-old to “Sportbild”.
For example, he maintains a “trusting relationship” with current HSV sports director Stefan Kuntz. What would be conceivable for him in the future would be less a coaching position and more a job in the management area, says Schonlau, who explains: “I’m interested in how a club is run. And the nice thing is: During my time in Hamburg I was able to get a taste of it under Jonas Boldt (ex-sports director) and Eric Huwer (finance boss), and I learned a lot from both of them.”
Schonlau moved from HSV to the Vancouver Whitecaps in the North American MLS at the end of August. He had previously been sorted out in Hamburg. “That was very difficult and hurt a lot,” Schonlau admits looking back. “Nevertheless, we know how things work in football and that this development can happen: that the club decides on other players. That is legitimate and has to be accepted.”
An HSV supporter was seriously injured in the head during the away game in Cologne at the beginning of November. The Cologne criminal police are now urgently looking for witnesses to the incident.
According to police reports, the 25-year-old from Hesse got into an argument with a previously unknown fan towards the end of the game in the entrance area of the guest block N16. According to witnesses, the unknown man struck suddenly and for no apparent reason.
Bystanders treated the injured man and took him to the medics in the stadium. A few days later the man had to undergo surgery. A description of the suspected HSV supporter is not yet available. The Criminal Investigation Department 45 will receive information on 0221 229-0 or by email to [email protected].
Setback for Yussuf Poulsen: The Hamburger SV captain was injured again. As the Danish Football Association announced, the attacker sustained the injury during training with the national team on Wednesday and will be out of the next two international matches in the World Cup qualifiers against Belarus on Saturday and three days later in Scotland. Mika Biereth (AS Monaco) was nominated to replace Poulsen.