Among the most loyal to the Bundesliga
Interim sports director Jörg Jakobs from 1. FC Köln assumes that captain Jonas Hector will end his career at “Effzeh”. The contract of the 31-year-old defender with the Domstädter expires on June 30, 2023. “I don’t think he will play for any other club in Germany again. He will stop or extend again at FC,” Jakobs said.Cologne City Gazette“.
Hector, who first switched to the second team at 1. FC Köln in 2010, only recently surpassed the 300 mandatory game mark for the Rhinelanders. Before the former national player, only 19 professionals managed to do that in the club’s traditional history. In the coming summer, the left-back has been part of Cologne’s professional squad for ten years and is therefore one of the most loyal players in the Bundesliga, which includes another Cologne player in goalkeeper Timo Horn (28).
Hector in top 20: The most loyal players in the Bundesliga
If trainer Steffen Baumgart had his way, the Saarland native would add a little more time. “Jonas has a clear plan for himself. He wants to at least think about quitting in a year and a half, ”said Baumgart recently. “I wish that a player like that would stay in the Bundesliga for a longer time. He can also do 400 games.”
Jakobs on Baumgart’s future: “The coach’s personal details have the highest priority”
Meanwhile, Jakobs will continue to work on an interim basis until the new Cologne sports director Christian Keller takes up his post on April 1, after which he will hand over the business to Keller. The most important task is then to clarify the future of the head coach. Baumgart’s contract also runs until 2023. “The personal details of the coach have the highest priority. Christian Keller knows that it will be the big issue,” said Jakobs. Baumgart came to Cologne from SC Paderborn before the season and stabilized the club after the relegation last year. After the 27th match day, FC is seventh in the table.
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