Hamburg – Honor where credit is due: St.-PauliLegend Jan-Philipp Kalla (36), known as “Snail”, will officially say goodbye with a farewell game at the Millerntor Stadium.
On March 25, St. Pauli legend Jan-Philipp “Schnecke” Kalla (36) will officially say goodbye with a farewell game at the Millerntor Stadium. (Archive photo) © Daniel Reinhardt/dpa
As the neighborhood club announced on Tuesday, the game will take place on March 25 (3:30 p.m.) – almost two years after the 36-year-old ended his professional career.
Kalla wore the brown and white jersey for a total of 17 years. During this time, the native of Hamburg played 346 competitive games in which he scored 16 goals and eleven assists.
For the “Kalla vs. Friends” match, many familiar faces from Kalla’s time at the FCSP have announced that they will appear together again at the Millerntor.
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In addition, the framework should be used to say goodbye to other ex-players who did not officially say goodbye to the fans due to the corona pandemic.
Among others, there are: Fin Bartels (36), Fabian Boll (43), Florian Bruns (43), Marius Ebbers (45), Sören Gonther (36), Ralph Gunesch (39), Mathias Hain (50), Robin Himmelmann (34), Marvin Knoll (32), Alex Meier (40), Jan-Marc Schneider (28), Lasse Sobiech (32) and Henk Veerman (31).
The spectacle is directed by the Hamburg referee Patrick Ittrich (44). The tickets are available now, part of the proceeds go to KIEZHELDEN, Dunkeldigit e. V., Schneckes Friends Cup Förderverein e. V. as well as to the earthquake victims’ aid in Turkey and Syria.