Burchert remains at FC St. Pauli: New tasks for the ex-goalkeeper

Burchert remains at FC St. Pauli: New tasks for the ex-goalkeeper

St Pauli, Deutschland - FC St. Pauli has a new goalkeeper coordinator! Sascha Burchert, who recently ended his active career as a goalkeeper, remains loyal to the club. The official farewell said that he would play a crucial role in the training of young keeper. The 35-year-old, who has been part of the Kiezkicker since 2022, will work out a comprehensive training concept for the youngsters and work closely with the new goalkeeper coach of the professional team, Sven van der Jugt. This reports T-Online .

Burchert was pleased with his new professional challenge. "For me, FC St. Pauli is not just an association, but a family," he said. This strong bond shows how important the club is for him personally. During his time at FC St. Pauli, he unfortunately suffered an injury that cost him the entire last season, but now he would like to use his gathering experience and expertise to develop talents with professional format from his own ranks. The mopo reports that St. Pauli has had difficulties in recent years.

a new concept for the youngsters

In its new function, Burchert will work closely with the young performance center as well as the transition area and the license area. As sports director Andreas Bornemann emphasizes, the development of a solid goalkeeper area is of great importance for the club. Burchert is supposed to help to train hopeful young keepers who can support the first team as number three. This also includes the intensive exchange with the goalkeeper coach of the professionals, which will not only be of great importance for Burchert, but also for young talents.

Burchert's sporty career is impressive: with 21 missions in the Bundesliga, 15 DFB Cup games and 132 games in League two and 75 in the regional league, he has gained a lot of experience. He now wants to pass on this experience to the next generation. The DFB talent promotion program, which works in Germany with 339 bases and around 14,000 talents, finds a perfect interface for the prospective coordinator. The commitment of qualified base coaches will also play an important role when it comes to promoting young players' individual skills. More on this can be found on the website of the DFB at dfb.de .

Finally, it can be said that Burchert is facing an exciting task at FC St. Pauli. Hopefully he will help with his passion and knowledge that the club will be able to produce talented goalkeepers again in the future. A positive development for the club as well as for the young keeper who will benefit from Burchert's expertise!