Sven Schipplock (34) will hang up his football boots at the end of the current season. As the ex-Bundesliga striker told the ‘Stuttgarter Nachrichten’, physical difficulties made him make his decision: “When the body sends out these signals, you have to say: enough is enough. After all, I want to be able to continue doing sports after my career.”
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In his career, Schipplock ran for Hamburger SV, TSG Hoffenheim, Darmstadt 98 and Arminia Bielefeld, among others. In the German upper house he scored 38 goals. Since 2021, the right-footed player has been kicking for the regional league representation of VfB Stuttgart. From the summer he wants to stop playing football completely and. He also clarifies “also not somewhere inferior” play.
