Wise Words
“Chiellini’s sister said she’d really have liked Bonucci
“Chiellini’s sister said she’d really have liked Bonucci to stay.
to stay. But the god of money was stronger. The god of money!” — Christian Streich on transfers.
“One man draws strength from prayer, another from
“One man draws strength from prayer, another from the bathtub.
the bathtub. But if the coach — because he happens to be religious — forced a player to pray even though the player absolutely does not want to go to church, then he can’t play well afterwards, can he?” — Christian Streich.
“I keep getting older, dumber, and therefore more
“I keep getting older, dumber, and therefore more and more suitable for the civil service.” — Achim Stocker, who also happened to be a senior tax offi...
and more suitable for the civil service.” — Achim Stocker, who also happened to be a senior tax official.
“God’s stupidest gift is the Swabian.” — Freiburg
“God’s stupidest gift is the Swabian.” — Freiburg fans during a game against Stuttgart....
fans during a game against Stuttgart.
“With all this philosophising about Schopenhauer, we never
“With all this philosophising about Schopenhauer, we never get round to training.” — Richard Golz on what was supposedly different at the “student clu...
get round to training.” — Richard Golz on what was supposedly different at the “student club” SC Freiburg.
Freiburg meme: when you lose 7–0 to Bayern
Freiburg meme: when you lose 7–0 to Bayern twice....
twice.
SCF — Financial Stability Score
Freiburg ist das Anti-BVB: Kein Glamour, keine Mega-Transfers, kein CL-Anspruch — dafür die stabilste Bilanz der gesamten Liga. EK-Quote 80,3%, PK-Quote 38,8%, praktisch schuldenfrei. Das Streich/Schuster-Modell beweist: Man kann im Profifußball finanziell gesund wirtschaften. Die Kehrseite: Die sportliche Decke ist strukturell begrenzt. Freiburg wird nie Meister — aber auch nie in finanzielle Not geraten.
Wise Words — Update 2020–2026
Christian Streich's farewell press conference in May 2024 ranks among the most emotional moments in Bundesliga history.
Christian Streich's farewell press conference in May 2024
Christian Streich's farewell press conference in May 2024 ranks among the most emotional moments in Bundesliga history.
ranks among the most emotional moments in Bundesliga history. Twelve years condensed into 45 minutes — humour, wisdom, self-deprecation, gratitude. The videos went viral, shared millions of times. Streich showed that a coach can be more than a tactician with a whiteboard.