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Alaba is particularly grateful to these luminaries

Nutrition coach Martin Rinderer and doctor Christian Fink have played a big part in David Alaba's comeback.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/GEPA Christof Birbaumer)

Two luminaries were very important on David Alaba's way back into the Real Madrid starting eleven. The first is Dr. Christian Fink, who operated on him in Hochrum. And nutrition coach Martin Rinderer, who works with the Austrian national soccer team. Alaba is particularly grateful to them.

Fink explains: "David has had a year of hard work and a challenging time. I'm really pleased about the comeback. It's also nice to know that you've made a contribution to it." Insiders have told the "Krone" that the operation was the basis for everything. The injury was very serious because the cartilage was also badly affected.