To say goodbye, they let him fly over the square one last time!
The team mates carried Claudio Pizarro across the pitch in Heidenheim, where they had only been able to stay in the league a few minutes earlier.
And although the oldest goalscorer in Bundesliga history was no longer allowed to play as a professional in his last game, he still retires with a smile.
“I apologized to him for not being able to bring him back,” said Werder coach Florian Kohfeldt after the relegation second leg at 1. FC Heidenheim: “He said: ‘That doesn’t give a shit, the main thing is that we are still in the Bundesliga.'”
In the end, a draw was enough for the green-whites to stay in the league at the last minute, with which Pizarro was also spared an inglorious end of his career: “Thank you guys !! Thank you Werder Bremen !!!!” 2nd league “.
The idol of Bremen, whose full name is Claudio Miguel Pizarro Bosio, won six championships and celebrated six cup triumphs in his career, was Champions League and World Cup winners and club world champions. The Peruvian scored 197 times in 490 Bundesliga games and was the most accurate foreign attacker for a long time, ahead of Robert Lewandowski.
“I can’t pull my hat lower and bow lower to Claudio Pizarro and what he has done for Werder Bremen, for the Bundesliga. And I am very happy that we were able to end this chapter in the Bundesliga,” said Kohfeldt: “It’s amazing what he gave the Werder fans.”
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“Pizza” has played for Bremen again and again since 1999 and is not only a living legend there, but also a fan favorite thanks to his nose for goals, his extraordinary technique and his infectious smile.
The head coach recently recalled a series of videos he was watching with his coaching team: “From the 1990s, 2000s and now 2010s – and Claudio was always there,” said Kohfeldt: “I said to the assistant coach: ‘It is always the same face that laughs’. And that just shows the joy he gave the Werder fans and how important he is for this club. “
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