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Energie Cottbus signs goalkeeper Kevin Kratzsch
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Energie Cottbus signs goalkeeper Kevin Kratzsch

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • FC Energie Cottbus has completed its goalkeeping team by signing Kevin Kratzsch.
  • Kratzsch, 24, joins from Regionalliga club Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, where he played 77 matches over three seasons.
  • He will challenge for a starting position, with Marcel Lotka also newly signed, while Aufstiegstorwart Marius Funk has departed for Stuttgart.

German football club FC Energie Cottbus has finalized its goalkeeping roster with the acquisition of Kevin Kratzsch. The 24-year-old joins the newly promoted team from Regionalliga side Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.

During his three seasons with RWO, Kratzsch made 77 competitive appearances, keeping 26 clean sheets. He arrives in Cottbus as a challenger, with fellow new signing Marcel Lotka, formerly of Fortuna Düsseldorf, likely to be the primary choice. Aufstiegstorwart Marius Funk has moved on to Stuttgart after the season concluded.

Alexander Sebald, the goalkeeping coach at Energie Cottbus, expressed his expectations for the new signing. "We were looking for a goalkeeper who is ambitious, young, and hungry," Sebald stated. "It's about working as a unit for common success, pushing and supporting each other, but also being there when the situation requires it."

We were looking for a goalkeeper who is ambitious, young, and hungry. It's about working as a unit for common success, pushing and supporting each other, but also being there when the situation requires it.

— Alexander SebaldThe goalkeeping coach of FC Energie Cottbus, describing the club's criteria for signing Kevin Kratzsch and his expected role.
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