After several appearances with FSV Erlangen-Bruck’s reserves, IFX’s Jonathan Faerber got his first call up to Bruck’s first team and debuted last weekend against Bayernliga foe SC Eltersdorf. Eltersdorf controlled the match for most of the first half, converting a deflection to go ahead 1-0 in the 32nd minute.
Introducing midfielder Daniel Valovis (Bogota, Colombia) who has signed on to compete with SK Lauf A-Jugend Bayernliga side. The youth Bayernliga is regarded as the Bavarian state’s top league with the winner earning promotion into the youth Bundesliga. Having recently been promoted from the youth Landesliga, SK Lauf had been looking for reinforcements and was pleased with the addition of the young crafty midfielder hailing from Colombia.
After narrowly missing promotion in the youth Bundesliga last campaign, SG Quelle Fürth looks ready to make another strong push up towards the top of the table. Unfortunately they opened up their campaign with a 4-1 derby home defeat to local rivals FSV Erlangen-Bruck.
WINKELHAID , GERMANY – PRO IFX YEAR GERMANY
Cyrille Ossey, a 21 year old defender from Senegal, recently signed for Bezirksliga club TSV Winkelhaid. Winkelhaid will use Ossey to anchor their defense in the middle, utilizing his size and strong distribution. Ossey has been playing in Europe on and off for several years including stints with SG Quelle Fürth U23s and a recent trial with a 1st division club in Finland.
NÜRNBERG , GERMANY – PRO IFX YEAR GERMANYIFX’s Grant Fadden returns to SC Feucht’s U19s after completing a stint there …
IFX’s Aidan Tucker (Brooklyn, New York) and his Bayernliga U19 club team – SG Quelle Fürth- defeated Al Wasl of the United Arab Emirates Pro League 3-2 in a midweek preseason friendly at the FC Nürnberg training grounds. Both clubs are preparing for the beginning of their respective campaigns.
IFX’s David Andreychuk signed during the summer transfer window with SV Buckenhofen of the German Landesliga. Andreychuk finished the season with BSC Erlangen before agreeing to terms with Buckenhofen.
IFX’s Zack Shiposh and FSV Erlangen-Bruck took on 2. Bundesliga side SpVgg Greuther Fürth in a friendly benefit match this past Wednesday in Erlangen-Bruck. With a relatively good first half for the Bruck eleven, ending the half 1-3, Fürth opened up the second half with two quick goals, opening up the flood gates for their subsequent onslaught. After 90 minutes, Fürth came away with a 10-1 victory.
This summer another young american soccer player joined our IFX Youth Year program in Germany. Elliot Swigert, a former player from Ballistic
During the traditional winter break, Germany is famously known for having a variety of indoor soccer tournaments with teams competing in
I returned home after being away a year in Schweinfurt Germany. It was the most brilliant experience of my life to date, a time where I experienced the highest highs and the lowest lows. The experience away from home was a time for me to grow up and find a way to live and pursue my dream.
Kira Schwartz, left, was an IFX scholarship winner and competed with the 2nd Bundesliga club, FFC Oldesloe in Lübeck, Germany for the 2008-9 season.
