The blood brothers

No one knows “Flo” better than his namesake

Florian Kainz (left) is happy about his EURO chance after Cologne's relegation.(Bild: GEPA)

FC Köln has been his footballing home for five years. But Florian Kainz arrived at the team camp as a relegated player. The "Billy Goats" have to go down to the 2nd division. With or without the player from Graz is still open. Hartberg professional Tobias Kainz, who has known his namesake for more than 20 years, on the midfielder, whose best man he is. And: the two don't just have the same surname.

When the "Krone" recently knocked on Tobias Kainz's door about the EURO series, the Hartberg professional had to smile: "I'm still meeting Kainzi today in Graz." The two have known each other for more than 20 years. They became close friends shortly after crossing paths in the Sturm Graz youth ranks. "We hit it off straight away," Tobias remembers the early days.