Weimann in EURO series
“Instead of building blocks, he sorted tennis balls”
The next EURO star in our big "Krone" series is Andi Weimann, the son of two hurdle sprinters who moved to England at the age of 15 - and stayed until today. Mom Sabine explains why it took a tennis teacher to make the striker's soccer career possible and why her grandchildren know exactly what a Nackerpatzl is, despite the distance.
Many Austrians came - but only one stayed in the motherland of soccer: Andi Weimann! One month before his 16th birthday, he moved from Rapid to Aston Villa's academy and lived with a host family instead of a boarding school. He immediately felt at home. Blossomed. He scored 17 goals in 113 Premier League games and then established himself as a permanent fixture in the Championship, the second division. It took a tennis coach to ensure that the ÖFB striker was allowed to train at all.
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