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Source: Tadeáš Bednarz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pavel Kadeřábek signed a new contract with Hoffenheim on Thursday, so he will remain in the modest German team at least until 2025. He is already one of the most important people in club history. How high can it be written in it?
It was the summer of 2015, when Hoffenheim bought the then 23-year-old talented real beak from Sparta Prague for 3 and a half million euros. Many expected the modest German team to become just a transfer station, but everything is different.
Pavel Kadeřábek has been a Hoffenheim player for seven years, his thirtieth birthday is approaching and he is extremely satisfied with the club. Whenever he is healthy, he is one of the key players, more or less he can already be considered a club legend.
Of course, the transfer to a larger club was a lot of work in the past, but the Czech back did not want to leave at any cost. Dortmund was said to be interested, however, Kadeřábek was told at the time that if he was to transfer, he would only be at the absolute top of the world, which in the end never happened.
He signed a new contract in Hoffenheim on Thursday, which will keep him in a not very popular unit until 2025. If Kadeřábek keeps this contract, he will spend a beautiful 10 years in the club.
“At that time, the decision to move to Hoffenheim was a perfect step for me, both from a sports and personal point of view. As a young player, I was able to develop, with my family we feel great in this region. Thanks to our participation in the Champions League or the European League, together we have gained great recognition for the club, even overseas, ” the Czech national team spoke for the club website.
Kadeřábek is very well aware that he is slowly approaching the limit of 200 matches played in the Hoffenheim jersey. Specifically, he managed 188 matches, in which he scored 12 goals and scored 26 assists.
The offspring of Sparta Prague appreciate the opportunity to spend 10 years in Hoffenheim, looking forward to a common future with the club and fans. He is convinced that he can continue to help the club move. He would like to reach the magic limit of 300 matches played.
Kadeřábka is respected by the club and the fans
Apart from the fact that Kadeřábek Hoffenheim and the region in which the whole with the unpopular owner is located, became very popular, the opposite is also true. The Czech football player is already a respected person, which is confirmed by the statements of one of the members of the club management and the reactions of supporters on social networks.
“Pavel has been a fixture of our team for almost seven years, he has become a fan favorite. Thanks to his defensive and offensive qualities, he has significantly contributed to the success and development of the club in recent seasons. In private, he is a quiet, balanced and family man, but on the field he is a tireless driving force, and in his position he is one of the best players in the league. “ Alexander Rosen, a member of the management, is clear.
How high can Kadeřábek rank in club history?
As already mentioned, Kadeřábek could already slowly be called a club legend. Of course, thanks to the fact that Hoffenheim is not a club with such a great and famous tradition, quite the opposite.
He doesn’t have too many rock fans in his Hoffenheim region either. Fans of most rivals are louder in the host sector than domestic supporters. However, the club is still building its legacy, even though it is unpopular in Germany due to the exception to the 50 + 1 rule, or the rich owner. It may be completely different in the next ten years.
But one thing is certain. Kadeřábek is one of the players who help Hoffenheim write his message. Only six players played more matches for the club than the Czech national team. Only six players managed to play over 200 matches in the jersey of this team.
Of the active players, only three footballers are ahead of the Spartan offspring, namely Sebastian Rudy (296 matches), Oliver Baumann (279 matches) and the most productive player in Hoffenheim, Andrej Kramarič (206 matches).
It is almost certain that when Kadeřábek leaves Hoffenheim, he will have the third, maximum fourth highest number of matches played in the club’s history. It will more or less only depend on whether the club retains Kramarič, its biggest star.
One way or another, Kadeřábek will definitely be one of the biggest club legends after the expiration of the new contract.
Resources: TSG Hoffenheim, Transfermarkt, Bundesliga
