He was under contract with the Bernese for 22 years.
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In 2018, he witch YB for the first championship title in 32 years.
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He guarded the box of the Swiss national team 11 times.
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A YB master hero resigns. Marco Wölfli, the goalie of the Bern hearts, will end his career in the summer. Wölfli has been under contract with the Bernese Young Boys for 22 years, during which time the 37-year-old has played over 450 games for the reigning champions.
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In 2018, Wölfli YB hopes for the first championship title in 32 years – after having to replace injured David von Ballmoos in the second half of the season. With incredible parades, Wölfli writes one of the largest football fairy tales in Swiss football and, with his great love, is able to lift the master trophy into the sky.
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In 2019 he will become Swiss champion for the second time. However, he is only used four times in the league in the 18/19 season. In the current season, Wölfli has only managed 45 minutes.
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Wölfli made the decision anything but easy, as quoted in the YB media release: «The heart should have wanted to continue playing, but my head and stomach made me feel that it was the right time to say after this season : That’s it, goodbye! Of course, I’ll be sentimental when the curtain falls. I look back on my career with joy, pride and gratitude. At the same time, I’m looking forward to the future and will always stay connected to YB. It is important to me to do everything in the last three months of my career so that we will have reason to celebrate again at the end of the season. »
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Head of sport Christoph Spycher says of Wölfli’s departure: “It is very unusual today that a player has always been under contract with the same club throughout his active career. Marco’s achievements over the past two decades and his loyalty to YB deserve the greatest respect. On the one hand we will be sad after this season that he will no longer be part of the squad, but on the other hand we will also be grateful for what Marco has done for YB. And there is no doubt that he will do everything in the last three months of his career to successfully finish the season with YB. »