1. FC Köln: Steffen Baumgart on Timo Horn and Marvin Schwänke

Cologne –

A breath of fresh air in the goalkeeping team of 1. FC Köln: With Ron-Robert Zieler (32) and Julian Krahl (21), the previous number two and three have left the club, as has coach Andreas Menger (48). How does head coach Steffen Baumgart (49) think about the situation in the FC box? Sports director Jörg Jakobs (50) already speaks of a “crown prince” …

• Goalkeeper carousel at 1. FC Köln turns
• Marvin Schwänke replaces Ron-Robert Zieler
• Timo Horn remains Steffen Baumgart’s number one

“They showed me a very good perspective and the chance of a fair competition.” These are the introductory words of Marvin Schwänke (26), who has moved to Geißbockheim free of charge from Danish champion Brondy IF – around long-time number one Timo Horn (28 ) to challenge!

Steffen Baumgart: “Timo Horn is number one so far”

For FC coach Steffen Baumgart there is no question that Schwänke is initially the challenger: “With Timo, we have someone who has been number one for a long time and who, in my opinion, has been so far. With Marvin we have brought in someone who is supposed to spark the competition and put pressure on the established number one. “

Baumgart emphasizes: “But that’s why we don’t have a goalkeeper discussion here, especially not before the start of training. We’ll wait for the preparation and see what comes out of it. “

One thing is clear: Schwabe did not move to FC to sit on the bench without complaint. Top dog Horn is not allowed to rest. Especially since from Monday a new goalkeeper coach will be on the pitch with ex-Bundesliga professional Uwe Gospodarek (47), who will replace Andi Menger, who has migrated to Hertha BSC.

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1. FC Köln: New number three from our own ranks

The position of number three – so far filled by Julian Krahl (free transfer to third division Viktoria Berlin) – will be filled “from their own stable”, as sports director Jörg Jakobs (50) explains.

Because: “In the goalkeeping area, we are very well positioned among the next generation. Jonas Urbig is, so to speak, the Crown Prince whom we want to promote. He currently still plays in the U19s, but in the future he is earmarked a role in the licensing squad. Behind them there are also Daniel Adamczyk and Vincent Friedsam, the door is not closed if they develop accordingly. In addition, Matthias Köbbing comes as a training goalkeeper. “

A number one, a new challenger and a crown prince – FC officials are not worried about the future in goal.

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