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Burchert stays at FC St. Pauli: new tasks for the ex-goalkeeper
Sascha Burchert becomes goalkeeping coordinator at FC St. Pauli and is developing a young talent training concept for talented keepers.
Burchert stays at FC St. Pauli: new tasks for the ex-goalkeeper
FC St. Pauli has a new goalkeeping coordinator! Sascha Burchert, who recently ended his active career as a goalkeeper, remains loyal to the club. At the official farewell it was said that he would take on a crucial role in the training of young keepers. The 35-year-old, who has been part of the Kiezkicker since 2022, will develop a comprehensive training concept for the young talent and work closely with the professional team's new goalkeeping coach, Sven van der Jeugt. This reports T Online.
Burchert expressed his joy about his new professional challenge. “For me, FC St. Pauli is not just a club, but a family,” he said. This strong bond shows how important the club is to him personally. During his time at FC St. Pauli he unfortunately suffered an injury that cost him the entire last season, but now he wants to use his accumulated experience and expertise to develop professional-caliber talent from within his own ranks. The MOPO reports that St. Pauli has had difficulty producing talented goalkeepers from its own youth team in recent years.
A new concept for young people
In his new role, Burchert will work closely with the youth performance center as well as the transition area and the licensing area. As sports director Andreas Bornemann emphasizes, the development of a solid goalkeeping department is of great importance for the club. Burchert should help train promising young keepers who can support the first team as number three. This also includes intensive exchange with the professional goalkeeping coach, which will be of great importance not only for Burchert himself, but also for the young talents.
Burchert's sporting career is impressive: with 21 appearances in the Bundesliga, 15 DFB Cup games as well as 132 games in League Two and 75 in the Regional League, he has gained a lot of experience. He now wants to pass this experience on to the next generation. The DFB talent development program, which works in Germany with 339 bases and around 14,000 talented people, finds a perfect interface for the aspiring coordinator here. The commitment of qualified base coaches will also play an important role in promoting the individual skills of the young players. You can find out more about this on the DFB website dfb.de.
In conclusion, it can be said that Burchert has an exciting task ahead of him at FC St. Pauli. With his passion and knowledge, he will hopefully help the club produce talented goalkeepers again in the future. A positive development for the club as well as for the young keepers, who will benefit from Burchert's expertise!