Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Doping in football: The former athletes give surprise – tagesspiegel

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Former professional football players from VfB Stuttgart reject the doping allegations. The Freiburg Commission points to widespread structures.

As clear as the allegations of the evaluation Freiburg sports medicine have failed, so clearly now distancing themselves from the former athletes the allegations. Systematic anabolic doping in German professional football, the accused decided back. “We were far from thinking about doping,” assured the former Stuttgart goalkeeper Helmut Roleder. “I can VfB of any doping stories absolutely acquit.” Has

knowledge of the Freiburg commission of inquiry, according to the late 1970s and early 1980s anabolic doping the Bundesliga VfB “on a large scale” and on a smaller scale
the then second division club SC Freiburg played a role.

Both Teams distanced themselves from possible doping practices that should be taken in conjunction with the former Freiburg sports physician Armin Klümper.

Klümper were many professionals of VfB Stuttgart in treatment. “Doping was with us in the team never an issue. I’m so remember, it’s been some years that Professor Klümper was a renowned sports medicine, perhaps something more progressive was also by his treatment methods than the others, “said Roleder, who was treated at Klümper about because of meniscus problems. “For me Klümper was someone who was wanted as a recognized sports medicine. However, since it was all about diagnosis and treatment, “said Roleder that was active from 1972 to 1987 at Stuttgart. “From doping, including within the team really was never mentioned.”

According to the Freiburg Commission is also in the German Cycling Federation (BDR) between 1975 and about 1980 in almost of comprehensive manner, including at Klümpers initiative, have been doped with anabolic steroids. “This was doping, can be proved for the first time, as here, also from the BDR from its own ‘Medical Plan’ financed,” it says. The Radverband rejects this as surprised by the allegations showed the former German Radstar Dietrich Thurau. “I know nothing about. When I’m 1974 World Championships in Montreal driven in the amateurs, it was not an issue. As we drove only with water, “protested Thurau.

The Commission stated in its report emphasize that” an association of medications to individuals, specifically to be named player not after analysis of the records of the Prosecutor Freiburg possible “was. At the very least could the structures of doping in football with strong participation Klümpers, the now retired living in South Africa to be punished. The Panel noted that the former sports physician only “such favorable working conditions created by political circles in the city, the country and at the federal level and under influence of organized competitive sport” could be. (AP)

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