Silvan Wallner made an unusual choice. At the age of 22, the Swiss stopped his career as a professional footballer. His club in Linz, Austria, where he has been playing since this summer, communicated. “Silvan Wallner has informed FC Blau-Weiß Linz that, for private reasons, he no longer feels able to continue his active professional football career and wishes to put an end to it. For this reason, both parties agreed to terminate the contract early. »
“The biblical day of rest has become important to me”
The player, who first thanked his club and the staff of the Austrian club, made no secret of the reasons. “I am a devout Christian and I read the Bible. I make the decisions for my life myself. I am not yet a member of a church. I want to follow Jesus Christ and the biblical day of rest has become important to me. For me, as a professional, this means that from now on I no longer want to play football professionally on Saturdays. »
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Trained in Zurich, Switzerland, Silvan Wallner played in the national youth teams. He was also Swiss champion with Zurich and played Conference League matches.
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