For a historical photo
Hoeneß breaks off TV interview and runs to his team
Hoeneß breaks off TV interview and runs to his team
03.04.2025, 6:59 a.m.
The happy Sebastian Hoeneß gives a TV interview after moving into the DFB Cup final. Then the coach of VfB Stuttgart becomes aware of a meeting in the penalty area – and has to hurry up. Later he explains what was going on.
Sebastian Hoeneß broke off his television interview for the most important team photo of the recent club history and raced to his team. “I don’t know whether you can call it a sprint, but it was a sprint for my standards, for others it was probably a permanent run. In any case, I wanted to go very quickly,” said VfB Stuttgart coach after the 3: 1 (1-0) against Bundesliga rival RB Leipzig and the first move into the cup final since 2013.
The 42-year-old described the moments in a good mood after the final whistle. “I gave an interview at ZDF and then saw on the screen that the team and all supervisors and everyone position themselves in goal,” said the coach. “And then I had to cancel the interview because I also wanted to be in the photo.” He thought that the lawn was moist and that he could slip in. “It didn’t work so well. But of course I wanted to be there,” he said with a smile.
On May 24th, VfB Stuttgart can secure the first title since the 2007 championship in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium against the clear outsider Arminia Bielefeld. It would be the first triumph of the Swabians in the DFB Cup since 1997 under the then coach Joachim Löw. Third division Bielefeld had sensationally prevailed against Doublegewinner Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday and has already thrown four Bundesliga clubs out of the trophy.
With the success against the Leipziger from InterimScoach Zsolt Löw, the Stuttgart ended a negative series of six games without a win. Hoeneß said that he personally came true with the final move -up: “It’s just great.”
