Thursday, April 21, 2011

Soccer-Bundesliga: Happy ending for Freiburg warrior Ömer Toprak

The life of Ömer Toprak is divided into the time before and after his terrible accident. Up to this 9th June 2009, the German-Turk, one of the finest talent in his position. At SC Freiburg, he played as central defender. Then he was egkracht a trip with friends at a kart track on the vehicle in front of him.

The tank exploded, Toprak suffered severe burns to his legs and back. Henceforth, he is struggling. Only toward the end of his career today at his top form. Toprak, with its 21 years of an amazingly mellowed type. In this interview he provides no emotional swings up or down. He can be so boring.

The story of his career, but wonderfully rich and soon a new chapter. Toprak will go to the runners to Leverkusen. From a medical point of view it was not to think at that time. Toprak carried off the second and third degree burns. The second degree blisters on the skin and severe pain are characteristic.

The third level is the skin of the victim black and white charred. He then has no more pain because the nerves are destroyed. His affected limbs threatened to stiffen by scar formation. Toprak says he knows about the accident until the arrival of the ambulance or anything. Then listen to the memories.

He believes that he will get the syringe with morphine. Seven months later he is back on the court. The medical department of the SC Freiburg speaks of a "sports medical miracle." Toprak says it's all been difficult, "because had such a serious injury in professional sports, no one. There was no experience as with other injuries.

There was some uncertainty there, how long would the healing process. "He fluctuates between bench and since then Stammelf. Two other violations throw it back. For six games Toprak belongs in this second round again to the starting lineup, in the last two games but he contributed, he slips up.

"It feels good again. But it is still not back to the way it was. With the injuries I have not yet found my rhythm, "he says. Seven operations were necessary in order to treat the burns as possible. Toprak was two months in a hospital accident and then he was a long time to rely on a wheelchair.

He had previously celebrated the summer with the German Under-19 youth team winning the European Championship, now threatened the Karrierende. Toprak says he did it, "definitely not wasted thoughts. I simply had to remember that I will return. That's why I've never dealt with a plan B ".

It sounds plausible. Psychological care? Had not been necessary. But he had his friends, the club and the players had to talk: "The great family SC Freiburg halt." But he will leave soon. Bayer Leverkusen have already secured an option on its exchange. While in Freiburg, Toprak has a contract until 2012.

But if the Rhineland it sporty feel necessary, they can already get it in the summer. "You have the option to boys, but they pay us anyway sum x. If they want to draw the option in the summer, is the sum of y. We are sure to be already a very tidy sum for Ömer, "said manager Dirk Duffner.

Toprak must also bring money, that is unwritten law on associations. Because he comes from the football school of the club. At 15, he had moved from Ravensburg to 168 km distant boarding school at SC Freiburg. It is therefore almost a child of the club and as such he has duties. For guys who are trained in the Breisgau and are talented accordingly, may not go without a transfer fee if they want to take the next step.

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