Huge shock in training – club icon suffers cruciate ligament rupture

This is a bitter blow for SC Preußen Münster: coach Alexander Ende will have one less option in central defense for the next few months.

“It’s news you don’t want to hear,” writes SC Preußen Münster on social media. And they are right, because club legend Simon Scherder has torn his cruciate ligament. The 32-year-old center back will be out for months.
“This is an extremely painful and bitter moment for all of us. We all know the suffering Simon has gone through, but he has also overcome it so successfully in recent years. We will stand firmly by his side in the coming days, weeks, and months and support him with all our might on his renewed journey back to the pitch – even beyond the summer,“ emphasized Ole Kittner, Managing Director of Sport, Strategy, and Communication.

He continued: ”Simon has proven throughout his career that he has responded correctly to every setback he has faced. I am absolutely certain that he will do so again this time – with our 100 percent support.”

Scherder is a legend in Münster. The center back, born in Hörstel, has worn the eagle on his chest since his youth. In the men’s division, he has only played for one club: SC Preußen Münster. Those in charge and, of course, the fans hold him in very high regard for this.

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In the summer of 2015, Scherder tore his cruciate ligament for the first time during a test match in Kinderhaus. A long period of suffering began after he injured his cruciate ligament again in the spring of 2016. He celebrated his emotional comeback in 2017 during an away game in Würzburg, when he was substituted in the 80th minute. A substitution that became a new beginning. A new beginning that held the full range of emotions in store over the next few years: first relegation, including the bitter own goal in Chemnitz. Scherder’s response? Loyalty to the club and a return to the 3rd division – including a goal in the promotion match. This was followed by a march into the 2nd Bundesliga and subsequent survival in the division.