SC Freiburg mourns the loss of former Bundesliga professional Maximilian Heidenreich. The former libero played 173 professional games for the club and died at the age of just 57. Recently he suffered from a serious illness.
- Maximilian Heidenreich is dead
- Ex-Bundesliga professional died at the age of just 57 “after a serious illness”.
- In the 1990s he also ran for the VfL Wolfsburg on
Great sadness in Breisgau: Maximilian Heidenreich, ex-player from SC Freiburg died at just 57 years old. He played a total of 166 times in the Bundesliga in the 1990s and also played for VfL Wolfsburg.
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Maximilian Heidenreich is dead: SC Freiburg mourns the loss of the former Bundesliga star
Like the sports club on his Website announced that Maximilian Heidenreich died “after a serious illness”. He spent the last weeks of his life with his family in Waldkirch. According to information from “Baden newspaper” The ex-Bundesliga professional suffered from colon cancer. The SC Freiburg honors its former libero as a “symbol of a sports club that first amazed the small football town of Freiburg and then the whole of football Germany.” A statement published on Instagram also said: “Our thoughts are with his family and friends.”
That was Maximilian Heidenreich:
Maximilian Heidenreich was lured to Breisgau in 1992 by then SC coach Volker Finke. He came from FC Basel and still played on the offensive in Switzerland. In Germany, Heidenreich previously gained experience at TSV 1860 Munich, Eintracht Frankfurt and Hannover 96. He stayed in Freiburg until 1997, played 173 professional games for the club and then played for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga for a year. Heidenreich ended his career in 1998/99 at SG Wattenscheid 09. His greatest success was third place in the Bundesliga with SC Freiburg in the 1994/95 season, which meant qualification for the UEFA Cup (now the Europa League).
The VfL Wolfsburg was also saddened by the news of his death and expressed his condolences to his family and all relatives.
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