2024-09-24 04:57:27
Marc-André ter Stegen was seriously injured in the league match against Villarreal. He faces a long forced break. This also puts his family in the spotlight.
As if the football gods had cursed him personally. Marc-André ter Stegen, FC Barcelona’s regular goalkeeper for years, was seriously injured in a Spanish league match. The goalkeeper landed awkwardly after a cross and had to be treated and carried away on a stretcher. Read more about it here.
All this now of all times? For decades, ter Stegen was only Germany’s number two, ranked behind Manuel Neuer in the national team, and remained in the unpleasant role of reserve goalkeeper. Then, a few weeks ago, he was promoted: Neuer ended his career as a national team player – and ter Stegen moved up to become Germany’s number one goalkeeper.
After promotion at the end of August, is there a risk of a setback just one month later? Ter Stegen could miss the entire season due to a rupture of his patellar tendon, and he will not be able to add any more games to his 42 appearances with the national team for the time being. Instead, he will spend more time with his family, who must now support him in this difficult phase of his career. The focus here: his wife Daniela and his two sons.
Marc-André ter Stegen married his wife in May 2017. The long-time couple’s wedding ceremony is said to have taken place in Spain in a small circle of family and friends. Ter Stegen is known for his reserved nature and rarely gives insights into his private life. However, his wife posted some photos of the celebration on Instagram at the time.
Two and a half years after the wedding, on December 28, 2019, the couple welcomed their first child. The first-born son was joined by another boy on February 1, 2024.
The family of four lives in a secluded home overlooking the Mediterranean. The beautiful property is evident in a few moments when ter Stegen shows photos or videos of himself and his eldest son playing in the garden.
The 32-year-old goalkeeper has been playing for FC Barcelona since July 1, 2014. Ter Stegen has been living in Spain for more than ten years. His contract with the club from the region of Catalonia in northeastern Spain runs until summer 2028. The German goalkeeper would then be 36 years old.