Goalie takes a break

Hammer! Second division club chases Velden youngster

Marlon Winter (left) played his way into the line-up.(Bild: Hermann Sobe)

Velden's Marlon Winter already turned down an Italian third division club in the summer. Now the next clubs are knocking on the 19-year-old's door. He has already completed two trial training sessions and made a strong impression with a second division club. . .

"Anyone who doesn't think he's good is off track," laughs Velden coach Marcel Kuster. We're talking about Marlon Winter, who moved from Ledenitzen to the Carinthian League club in January. And the defender, who grew up in Carinthia as the son of German parents and started playing football in Maria Gail, made a big impression. In the summer, the 19-year-old turned down the Italian third division club Triestina because he wanted to finish his A-levels first.

Now the next interested parties are knocking on the door: WAC Amateure and Voitsberg, who are twelfth in the second division - he has already been on trial with both. "He made a great impression! A good boy with great character. He has huge potential," says Voitsberg coach David Preiß.

Transfer date open
It is still unclear whether a transfer will take place this winter. "He's still at school. But let's see what happens in the next few weeks, everything is still open. He would still be an issue next summer," explains Preiß, who made enquiries in advance with his former protégés Luka Caculovic and Ryan Colvin, who transferred from the Styrians to the Casino-Kickers in the summer. The Carinthian League leaders will definitely have to do without two-goalkeeper Nico Krassnitzer in the spring. The police officer will be taking a break for professional reasons.