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Michael Krammer will no longer be a candidate for a third term at the Hütteldorfern. This has family reasons.

10:16 pm, November 26, 2018

The football record champion, Rapid, has a new president in 2020. Michael Krammer announced Monday evening, as part of the general badembly, a third term in November 2019 for family reasons. The 58 year old was the successor of Rudolf Edlinger was first elected on November 18, 2013 and confirmed on November 28, 2016.

Speaking at the Allianz stadium VIP club, Krammer pointed out that he had arrived at this honorable office in 2013 in a very unexpected way. "It was certainly not part of my life plan, but my wife and family accepted it anyway, but I promised to do it for up to two periods. promise to my wife, "said Rapids. club boss.

"Rapid is my second family"

In the past 18 months, his wife's cancer has been subjected to a difficult test for the family. "It was a shot in front of the bow, Rapid is my second family, but my first is the family, so I will not be voting in 2019, as hard as it is for me," said Krammer privately.

The Viennese are on the board after 15 rounds in an extremely difficult situation and are not currently in the top play-off of the six best teams in the league represented. "The whole team will do everything possible to break this stalemate," Krammer told more than 1,000 Rapid members.

The climax of the previous era of Krammer was clearly the construction of the Allianz stadium. Sports, the team could qualify three times for the group stage of the Europa League. This season, the elimination round is possible. Thursday, the fifth match of the group stage of Spartak Moscow is on the program.

Expectations are not met at the national level

National expectations but could not be met when taking office, a title victory has not yet been won. The titles of the 2014, 2015 and 2016 finalists as well as the final of the 2017 Cup were the most emotional.

"We have before us great challenges on which I will continue to work with the same commitment as before, even until the last day of my term," said Krammer. Who in 2020 will manage the fortunes of the Hütteldorfer, who is still represented in three applications, is still in the limelight. Potential candidates for succession will certainly be coming soon.