Many operations

Bramberg kicker has ended three years of suffering

Fellow sufferers: Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz (left) and David Nindl in Innsbruck.(Bild: zVg)

Bramberg's David Nindl is pulling the strings in midfield again this year.After an operation in Innsbruck, he has met a DFB kicker.ASV Salzburg's Maximilian Grasegger is also back.

You wouldn't wish a medical record like David Nindl's on anyone. The Bramberg player has only played 22 games in the Salzburg League over the past three years. This was due to numerous injuries. It all started in the summer of 2021 when he tore the collateral ligament in his ankle. After recovering, he was back on the pitch the following spring. But then came the shock: torn cruciate ligament. The operation in Innsbruck followed in April 2022. His fellow sufferer at the time: Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen. The German was also operated on in the Tyrolean capital and was in the next room. "I met him and we had a quick chat," said Nindl happily, snapping a photo.

Even "Guru" didn't help
This was followed by groin problems and another operation in spring 2023. Therapy with "guru" Franz Leberbauer (Dominik Szoboszlai, Konrad Laimer, etc. count on him) didn't help either. "It was tough. But I didn't think for a second about giving up playing soccer," said the 27-year-old. He has been "100 percent involved since the start of preparations. I hope that I stay injury-free in the future."

Ex-Austrian Maximilian Grasegger returned to league rivals ASV Salzburg after two cruciate ligament ruptures. He was loaned out by Puch in the summer and scored on the volley in their second win of the season against the Tennengau side.