Felix Götze, the younger brother of PSV player Mario Götze, suffered another head injury on Monday evening. The 23-year-old midfielder of 1. FC Kaiserslautern was transported to the hospital by stretcher in the 3. Liga match against MSV Duisburg (1-1). The shock in Germany is great, because Götze ended up in intensive care two months ago due to a skull base fracture.
Götze unfortunately collided with Duisburg defender Rolf Feltscher on Monday evening and lay motionless. The worrying situation was reflected in the reaction of Duisburg goalkeeper Leo Weinkauf, who immediately rushed to Götze and panicked for the arrival of the medical staff. The midfielder was then treated on the field for minutes. At the end of the game, Mario Götze’s brother was carried off the field on a stretcher. “He is now with us in the dressing room. It is the second time that it has happened and that is of course worrying,” trainer Marco Antwerp told MagentaSport. “We need him, he’s a great boy”, goalkeeper Matheo Raab then encouraged his teammate.
Stefan Rosskopf, the press spokesman for Kaiserslautern, informed the German news agency after the final whistle that Götze was conscious after the game and could be approached in the locker room. The midfielder was taken to a hospital in Duisburg for further examination. The club will announce more about the exact diagnosis on Tuesday. According to Rosskopf, his family, who watched the match in the stadium, was also with him.
It is therefore not the first time that Götze suffered a head injury. In August, the midfielder collided with teammate Marvin Senger in a header duel and suffered a crack in his skull. He was briefly in intensive care at the time. The German missed six league games due to his injury and made his comeback at the end of September with a 2-0 victory over VfL Osnabrück. The midfielder was given a basic place against Havelse (6-0 win) and the second team of Freiburg (3-0 win), just like Monday evening against Duisburg.
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