After his resignation in the meantime, Martin Hinteregger is now playing again at Austria Klagenfurt. The Austrian still has a guilty conscience compared to Eintracht Frankfurt.
For Hinteregger it was a decision that he is still thinking about today-after all, it was very suddenly the end of the European League winner. “I still have a guilty conscience because I have a little feeling that I have let her down. The end of the career was abrupt, ”said Hinteregger on the program“ Talk & Tore ”at Sky Austria .
Martin Hinteregger is still thinking about being at Eintracht Frankfurt
He added: “I am very grateful to Frankfurt because they understood it. I explained my personal situation very well to you. They showed a lot of understanding and luckily the conversation was positive. ”
Hinteregger throw injuries back
In his last season at Eintracht, “Hinti” was also thrown back by injuries. The central defender also missed the Europa League final against the Glasgow Rangers because of an injury.
An emotional roller coaster ride for Hinteregger: “It started in October. I was injured for three to four weeks and saw how nice life is when you don’t have this pressure at the weekend. I noticed that the feeling and sleep can be different. I put too much pressure on myself in many ways. “
Hinteregger was careful about the decision for the end of the Frankfurters: “It has been matured for a very long time. I had a lot of conversations with Oliver Glasner (then Frankfurt coach; editor’s note). He was very understanding. It’s just like that. If you are not ready in your head and realize that it is no longer possible, then you just can’t perform anymore. A professional football player has to perform. “
Hinteregger pondered because of the end of the career
The three -year break from professional football had “considered very well. I still know exactly when I crawled and thought about on the alp for two days whether I stop or not. I then came down and said that it is really over because it is no longer possible. “
“If you are not ready in your head and the fun, you can no longer bring top performance. If you do not perform a month in the German Bundesliga, then it quickly goes back in the other. So it was very well considered. Of course I suffered for Frankfurt, ”Hinteregger explained his decision.
“Hinti” couldn’t do without professional football either. At Austria Klagenfurt, he again turned into a regular player. His contract in Austria runs until summer 2026. How things will go on for Hinteregger is still unclear.