It was the World Cup 2014 finals when Andre Schurrle crossed the ball to Mario Goetze who scored against Argentina and made Germany the world champion. The former Dortmund forward was playing for Jose Mourinho‘s Chelsea back then and even won the Premier League, but had to face in-form Eden Hazard and Willian and with a couple of injuries here and there failed to make a proper impression at Stamford Bridge. He decided to call it quits in 2020 but since then pushed his body to the limits.🇩🇪🥶 André Schürrle is enjoying life! 🏔️ pic.twitter.com/rMG3YNYu3y— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) November 15, 2023 Schürrle’s impressive career spanned 207 Bundesliga appearances and a further 68 in England’s Premier League for Chelsea and Fulham, while he collected 57 caps and scored 22 goals for Germany, with the 2014 FIFA World Cup triumph – in which he provided the assist for Mario Götze’s final winner – the defining moment. At the age of 29, he was at it‘s peak and yet decided to call it quits on his own terms.“Now I’m ready and open for all the beautiful possibilities that are coming towards me” he said in his farewell message. And boy, he surely did! Last season, former Chelsea forward completed a mountaineering challenge with Dutch extreme athlete, Wim Hof. Images and videos posted to his Instagram account involved him walking up a mountain in freezing temperatures of -19 degrees without wearing a top.Amorim looking at Stamford Bridge for future recruits?”The hardest mental and physical thing I ever did! In the final minutes, I couldn’t feel anything and had to find something deep within myself to keep going. I’ll never forget this experience. Minus 19 degrees, 100-kilometer-per-hour winds in our faces, heavy snow and rain. What did I learn? My body and I are stronger than I thought—if I put my mind and soul into it, I can do anything“ he said back then. He was also up to the new quests in 2024: to climb three 4,000m peaks : Triglav in Slovenia, Gran Paradiso in Italy and Dufourspitze in Switzerland. He also started and finished the Barcelona marathon in 2024. Considering his injury problems during his playing career, his transformation is surely stunning.##NAJAVA_MECA_8495317##
