SHAH ALAM, Dec 12 — After having secured the services of two German citizens as technical director and head coach, Selangor FC has now signed a German player for the Malaysian League 2021 which is scheduled to begin in February next year.
Selangor today announced the signing of the 192 cm tall Tim Heubach, 32, who played for Maccabi Netanya in the Ligat Ha’Al in Israel last season.
In a statement on its website www.selangorfc.com, Selangor said the defender had made 82 appearances and scored five goals for the club after four seasons.
“Selangor FC is the first Asian club for him after having played for Borussia M’glabach II, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and FSV Frankfurt, before moving to the Middle East in 2017,” the statement said.
Meanwhile, Heubach said he had never been to Asia before and wanted to seek a new challenge here before returning to Germany one day.
“When I was told by coach Michael Feichtenbeiner about Selangor FC, I was very excited and watched many videos related to the Red Giants team on YouTube as well as live matches. There’s confidence for me to play for this team,” he said.
Heubach added that he was informed that Karsten Neitzel would be the team’s head coach next season and actually met Neitzel in Germany last October.
“That was our first meeting. I have never worked with Neitzel before, but we used to play against each other as opponents.
“During the meeting, we discussed the new challenges for both of us in Malaysia. He also shared with me about his plans with Selangor FC and his expectations from me,” he said.
Heubach is the second new player introduced by the Red Giants, after Shahrel Fikri’s acquisition early last week.
— Bernama
