However, it enjoys a lot of support from fans. Union supporters were heavily involved in the refurbishment of the stadium and in 2004 even donated blood en masse to the local hospital to save the club’s participation in the fourth league with the money raised.
They are also known for their endless support for their players. In Köpenick there are no whistles or whistles on your team. “Everyone forgives, even the fans. Here we hear ‘Fight for Sparta’, or now we hear ‘Fight for Sigma’, it’s not the same thing … The bond between the fans and the club is greater,” says Jiří Saňák.
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Václav Jílek’s current assistant in Olomouc wore the Union Berlin shirt in the 1994/1995 season, when he played for the local youth team, before having to interrupt his sporting career due to shoulder cancer.
“At the time they were playing in the third league, I was studying at the gymnasium in Ústí nad Orlicí and since he has exchange stays there, I went to study at the Köpenick Sport Schule, right in the neighborhood where Union plays,” he says. the circumstances of his transfer to Germany.
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“I looked to see they still had the ash tone I came to try in canvas shoes. All the traffic at Union stopped when they came to see the exotic in rags. They said football is not played. in the bačkora, so they gave me nicknames “, recalls in the Přímák program on Sport.cz.
An important figure of the Union is the sporting director Oliver Ruhnert. Although the club sells its pillars to the wealthiest teams every year, it manages to find a replacement very effectively, mainly among non-contract players.
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Another very important man is Urs Fischer. The Swiss coach and the team have moved on from the second league and last season the Union under his leadership even finished fifth in the top competition. However, the current season’s results indicate that even that may not be the best for the club.
You can find more in the video of the Přímák football program with Jiří Saňák. You can also play the entire Sport.cz episode as a podcast.
