II am a soccer player (Fußballer) who is quite serious about his hobby, both actively and passively. In my life, the football ground is of fundamental importance, just like the Rosenau Stadium used to be. And even today, I am very happy to join my friends for a game or two.
When I was a child, the worst that could happen to me was not being able to see a home-game of the BCA (Ballspiel Club Augsburg). In 1969, the BCA and the Schwaben (TSV 1847 Schwaben Augsburg) merged. The result was the “retort club”: FCA. That was when a great tradition ceased to exist for me. Additionally, I left my home town, thus becoming homeless as far as soccer was concerned.
It took years before I discovered the SpVgg Unterhaching, which is quite close to the InterFace AG headquarters. A new soccer-love developed. Ever since then, I have been taking regular trips to the Grünau and later to the Sports Park with my small and big children.
Here is a current picture of last Sunday’s game “SpVgg Unterhaching – Kickers Offenbach”. Unfortunately, we lost 0:3; the bad luck literally stuck with the Haching soccer boots. Of course, I was there and suffered with them.
In the Sports Park, we already experienced many great matches and numerous rises. In 1999/2000, we suddenly found ourselves in the Federal League. And, like many of my friends, I still very well remember that legendary own goal in the 21st minute on May, 20th, 2000. The then still “Leverkusener” Ballack scored it with his heel, thereby helping Haching to win the match and Bayern München to win the German Championship.
Here are the stands where I sit and watch every home game if possible at all. And, of course, mostly I can cheer, because at home, the SpVgg is a power that almost always wins!
Since the year 2000, many things have happened. There were ups and downs. In between, we Haching fans suffered quite a bit. But since last year, we are really on the way up. Before the season 2011/2012 started, the old board of presidents initiated a radical change. The new team around Manfred (Manni) Schwabl rigorously executed the changes and even improved on them.
Together with the new managing directors Markus Sieger and Florian Rensch, the new president gave the club a totally new look. Chapeaux! They built a young team with players exclusively from our region. The team of coaches around Claus Schromm and Manuel Baum and supported by Florian Ernst made this group into a team that plays truly young, fresh magic soccer. Just like Borussia Dortmund does in the Federal League.
Besides the technical competence, the character of the players was an important criterion for being selected to play in the team when it was recruiting time. And now you can see immediately how they move up. Now, all of a sudden, the SpVgg Unterhaching – with the by far lowest budget of all – plays at the top of the Third League. Still, we will remain humble, knowing full well that all that matters this year is to consolidate our place in the Third League.
But we look forward to the future. Sticking to the three “Success-C’s“ as formulated by the famous sports professor and counsellor Dr. Alfons Madeja, ours seems a good course: thanks to the high competence of the active and responsible team around Manni Schwabl and a clear, humble and well-thought-out concept, the necessary capital will also soon arrive.
Incidentally, my small Isetta also likes its trips to the Sports Park for watching soccer. Consequently, I would like to ask you to do the same and come and watch our home games at the Sports Park! You will see dream soccer. And both the team and the management really deserve more spectators!
RMD
(Translated by EG)
P.S.
Both soccer pictures were taken by Stefan Kukral (Eventfotografie Kukral, Ringstrasse 163, 82041 Oberhaching). The Isetta sitting in front of the Sports Park was photographed by Johannes Nauman of InterFace AG.
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