Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 3:12 PM• Jordi Tomasowa • Last update: 15:16

Eintracht Frankfurt defender Martin Hinteregger has immediately put an end to his career. The 67-time international of Austria recently became discredited after he organized a football tournament in his native village Sirnitz together with a far-right politician.

“In recent weeks, a number of things have come to the fore about the ‘Hinti-Cup’, which I have organized with heart and soul and with a clear conscience, the consequences of which only became clear to me afterwards,” reads the reaction of Mr. Hinteregger at the Frankfurt club site.” “To say it again very clearly: I condemn right-wing, intolerant and inhumane ideas in the strongest terms. Anyone who knows me knows that. I must first take some distance and rearrange my life. I am grateful that Eintracht gave me the opportunity to take this step now.”

Martin Hinteregger hat sich dazu entschieden, seine Karriere as aktiver Profifußballer zu legen. Diese Entscheidung deserves great respect. Vielen Dank für everything, Hinti! Wir wünschen dir everything Gute für die Zukunft. Do you bist und bleibst ein Adler??#SGE

— Europa League Sieger 2022 (@Eintracht) June 23, 2022

The FPÖ politician Heinrich Sickl helped organize the football tournament organized by Hinteregger in Sirnitz. Hinteregger refused to condemn Sickl despite his far-right connections. Instead, he attacked a journalist who revealed the connections in an interview with Sky Sports at. In 3.5 years, Hinteregger grew into a crowd favorite near Frankfurt. The mandekker came to 136 official duels in total the Adlertrager, in which he accounted for 14 goals and 6 assists. Last season he won the Europa League with Eintracht by beating Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s Rangers on penalties.