Ex-goalkeeper Burchert starts new chapter at FC St. Pauli!

Ex-goalkeeper Burchert starts new chapter at FC St. Pauli!

St Pauli, Deutschland - A chapter closes and a new begins: Sascha Burchert, the former goalkeeper of FC St. Pauli, ended his active career. But instead of withdrawing from football, the 35-year-old remains loyal to the club and will work as a goalkeeper coordinator in the future. This new position enables him to bring in his knowledge and experience in the training of young talents.

Burchert expressed enthusiastically about this new challenge: he is looking forward to working with the young players and developing them into professional herself. In recent years, little youngsters have been promoted at FC St. Pauli in the goalkeeper area, which is why Burchert's role as a leader and mentor is particularly important. The head of sports Andreas Bornemann emphasizes the "importance of the conceptual design" of the goalkeeper area, whereby Burchert will play a significant role. With his extensive wealth of experience from 18 years of professional career- including 21 Bundesliga and 132 second division games- he brings the perfect prerequisites to serve the young talent as a model.

new ways in the youth area

The task of the goalkeeper coordinator includes the development of a comprehensive training concept for the goalkeepers of the association. Here Burchert is closely working with the current goalkeeper coach of the professionals, Sven van der Jeight. The aim is to promote hopeful talents that can establish themselves in the first team as number three in the next few years. This is particularly important because FC St. Pauli has had difficulty in the past to train its own young goalkeeper.

In his three years at FC St. Pauli, Burchert “only” came to four missions in the DFB Cup and two games for the second team, but nevertheless developed into an important leading player within the squad. His sporty, frustrating last season, in which he missed all missions due to chronic back problems, now pushed behind him and looks ahead optimistically. "It means a lot to me to stay part of this organization," said Burchert. The people and the club have always had great importance for him and his family.

Burchert's future at FC St. Pauli

The decision of the association to use Burchert in this central function shows trust in his skills, not only as a player, but also as an instructor. With this step, FC St. Pauli would like to ensure that more talented goalkeepers emerged from their own offspring in the future; A challenge that will attack Burchert with his passion and experience.

his new position as a goalkeeper coordinator is a welcome opportunity to drive the club in its development and at the same time offer young people a solid basis for their sporting future. As it says, "There is something": Burchert has the opportunity to put his visions for goalkeeping training at FC St. Pauli and to take the next step in his career as a coach.

The fans and those responsible are excited to see how Burchert's journey will run in the youth performance center and what talents he can produce from his own ranks. An exciting chapter begins!