Timo Werner, who plays for Chelsea, is the result of Stuttgart's quality academy and has won the Fritz Walter Award for Gold in the U17 category, but mercedes-Benz has more than one "Timo", Timo Hildebrand is also a special memory of Stuttgart fans.
Promoted to the front line at the age of 16, he "entered" the industry a year earlier than Werner, and when bidding farewell to the city, fans in the stands unfurled banners that read, "Stuttgart without Hildebrand, like winter without snowflakes."
Hildebrand has been the dream lover of German girls since his debut, 1 meter 85 figure, exquisite silhouette, blonde hair, blue eyes, aristocratic atmosphere, many people see the shadow of Hollywood movie star DiCaprio in him, and he himself is also frank when relaxing in the bar, there are always girls who take the initiative to talk. Bild had launched a poll online, and Hildebrand was easily elected "the most handsome international in the German team", followed by captain Barack, Cologne "Prince" Podolski.
The way he became famous was not by relying on his appearance that he did not care about, but by becoming famous at a young age.
Hildebrand fantasized about becoming a hairdresser as a child, but his uncles, who were avid fans, didn't want a creamy kid in their family, so they saw him send him to football school. After 6 years, a teenager who did not like football became a rising star of word of mouth, and finally Stuttgart made the first goal to make a transfer when Hildebrand was 15 years old.
The U18 Champions League runner-up is certainly not the end of Hildebrand's career, he needs a platform to grow. But when everything was ready, only the East Wind was owed, and Stuttgart's main goalkeeper Wolfat was absent due to the flu, and the 20-year-old Hirandpur was in danger. With six appearances in the 1999-2000 season, there was naturally a sense of superiority for a 20-year-old, and after the Austrian national team returned to the field, Hirandpur naturally became the patron saint of the Mercedes-Benz Arena.
Lonnick, who promoted him, had described his disciples as "the model of goalkeepers", but during their seasons of cooperation, Stuttgart did not have a satisfactory record, and the academic coach Rangnick was disgraced, but he left Stuttgart with the seeds of revival – Hinkel, Amanatidis, Tiffet and Helleb.
In the 2002-03 season, the young Guards Stuttgart under the leadership of Magat, won the Bundesliga runner-up as a "dark horse", Hildebrand only played 20 Bundesliga games due to injury, but fans have noticed "Beckham on the goal line"; in the 2003-04 season, Hildebran let Kahn's Record of 802 consecutive bundesliga goals not conceded in a row as a thing of the past, and extended the new record to 884 minutes, compared to the age of 33 when Kahn created the record. The 24-year-old Stuttgart No. 1 goalkeeper seems to have seen his future self.
He was known as "Mr. Nullinger" at the time, and many spectators entered the arena not to admire Stuttgart's "Little Tigers", but to feel Hildebran's record-breaking style, tickets went up, patrols increased, and even the kick-off time was delayed by 15 minutes, all of which were a chain reaction.
Sadly, Stuttgart was forced to draw with Cologne, who was then the bottom of the league. Even more infuriating is that his record could have been extended against Bremen, because before Charles Stejas's goal, the football was out of the bottom line, but the referee did not realize it, and unfortunately there was no var at that time.
However, it did not affect Hildebrand in public opinion to become "Kahn's successor", from the data point of view of 34 league games, 24 goals conceded, won the best goalkeeper of the Bundesliga in 2003-04 deserved, in 2004 he took advantage of the situation as Germany's third goalkeeper to participate in the European Championship in Portugal, at first the Lion King Kahn was not cold to the juniors, and even did not want to take care of him, because Hieldbrand broke his own record across the season, Bayern goalkeeper said: "For me, This is not a record at all. ”
Later, Stuttgart from the Champions League to the League Cup is in the decline stage, the Tigers went their separate ways, the remaining Hildebran appeared to be alone, and after Magat left the post, successors Summerle and Trapattoni could not regain their strength, Hildebran was in a delicate situation, Summer issued him an ultimatum to renew his contract, Trapattoni asked him to be a leader, but was rejected by him, and finally Hildebrand's goalkeeper coach was put in the reserve and replaced by his italian cronies.
Hildebran's desire to leave Stuttgart became stronger, the appointment of young marshal Amin Fei buffered his emotions, and Stuttgart moved from lifeless defensive football to attacking football. Stuttgart has been away for 15 years to win the Bundesliga championship, the whole people are reveling, Hildebrand also made a perfect summary of his past self, and he accelerated his parting pace. Hence the picture at the beginning of this article: "Stuttgart without Hildebrand is like winter without snowflakes." ”
At the 2006 World Cup in Germany, in front of Jiangdong's father, he was the only player among the 23 players of the national team who did not get the opportunity to play, he borrowed from Lehmann's joining Arsenal, not the outside world rumored to join Valencia for a high salary: "I went to Valencia for the future of the national team." The transfer was my own decision. ”
At the press conference, as a goalkeeper, he played the top ball, thinking that he could create a dream in the Iberian Peninsula, but the Bat Army guarded by Canissares left no place for the newcomers unless injured, that is, during this period, manager Flores gave the German the opportunity to shine his sword.
Fortunately, he did not insult the reputation of the German international, and then the chaotic Valencia ushered in an even worse Koeman, the Dutchman only won 4 of the 22 rounds, the difference is that he deposed Canizales, straightened Hildebrand, and finally won the 2007-08 Copa del Rey, but not long after his celebration, he received a call that he did not qualify for the European Championship.
After Coman repeated the pace of his predecessor, Emery's arrival plunged Hildebrand straight into the abyss, and the Spanish coach said: "In my opinion, he is not better or inferior than Renan or Guaita, because in my opinion they are all at the same level. ”
Being reduced to a substitute is a common thing, or even missing the big list, so Hildebrand complained on social platforms, and finally directly refused to train, and the undignified breakup ended the farce, when he was only 30 years old, at the age of thirty, he may have thought about whether it would be different if he stayed in Stuttgart.
Hoffenheim, coached by Leonard Ronnick, opened his door to him, the performance of 46 goals conceded in 38 appearances was not enough to return him to the national team, at Sporting Lisbon, he bored the bench for a year, put out the fire of Schalke 04, got a contract extension and was abandoned, when signing for Frankfurt, the 35-year-old has been changed by the years, and the injury has brought his six-month contract to an abrupt end.
"My son grew up in Schalke and he was still deeply influenced by football. My mom didn't want him to play football later. If you ask me, you can do anything but the goalkeeper. ”
You see, Hildebrand's goalkeeper's death is unforgettable, and the son's inheritance of his father's business has become a burden.
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