Arch-Rapidler Hofmann:

“I shed a tear when I said goodbye”

Hofmann left Hütteldorf after 22 years.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/GEPA, brucki.blogspot.com)

From U11 to captain of Rapids' professional squad - after more than two decades, Max Hofmann left Hütteldorf: The central defender left without Goll, didn't just want to sit out his contract, looked for and found a new challenge at Debrecen in the Hungarian relegation battle. Because in Austria there was no option for him emotionally and athletically after Green-White...

"Of course I shed a tear. But it went quickly, I went straight into the training camp, so it was easier on the mind." Max Hofmann's departure in mid-January was sudden, but it was not an escape: After 22 (!) years at Rapid, the central defender had moved to Debrecen VSC in January.