The roller coaster ride of the new winti goalies Kuster

Only Ösi-Nati, then unemployed

The roller coaster ride of the new winti goalies Kuster

Markus Kuster was an Austrian national player before he feared for his future as a professional last autumn. He attacks again in Super League promoted Winterthur.

Nati squad, bankruptcy, moving abroad, substitute bench, unemployment and now the new start with the Super League promoted: the new Winterthur goalie Markus Kuster spent the past few years on the roller coaster, sporty and emotional. “I’ve learned not to plan too far ahead. It usually turns out differently than you think anyway, »says the 28-year-old during a Blick visit to the Winterthur training camp in Marbella.

For six years, from 2014 to 2020, there is no getting past the 1.94 meter giant at the traditional Austrian club Mattersburg. The first reward: several squads for the national team, trained by Marcel Koller at the time. The second: When “his” FC Mattersburg slides towards bankruptcy, Kuster, unlike many teammates, makes the jump. In the Bundesliga, which he has been following since childhood. Although only in the second to Karlsruher SC, the dream of moving to football-mad Germany still comes true. The disillusionment follows: Because he is ailing in the preparation, his competitor Marius Gersbeck plays. And so well that Kuster stuck on the bench for two years.