Mourning for "Gischi", the happy nature

"I looked at a lot of old photos now, so I noticed that it's not grumpy looking . " Max Hagmayr has greatly influenced the news of the (too) early death of former footballer Christoph Westerthaler and many other companions. The 53-year-old Tyrolean died Saturday in Horn completely unexpected consequences of a heart attack (nachrichten.at reported).

Hagmayr stormed the Westerthaler side of the 1980s for LASK. "I have rarely encountered such a spirit of happiness, and it has always been a pleasure to be with Gischi," says the sports director, who has also been in regular contact with Westerthaler in recent years. After his professional career (including two titles and cup wins with FC Tirol, LASK, Forward Steyr, Eintracht Frankfurt, Osnabrück), the Tyrol started a coaching career. First alongside Helmut Kraft as badistant coach at FC Wacker Tirol, Westerthaler worked from 2011 in various positions at SV Horn. Most recently, he joined Kurt Garger as an badistant coach of a third Chinese division. "When I last met him, I had the impression that he wanted to come back to a club in Austria," Hagmayr says.

The untimely death of the former popular professional caused great consternation on the football scene. In addition to Helmut Kraft ("He was a sonny boy in all circumstances") or Michael Baur ("The Gischi will be missed"), clubs such as FC Tirol or Eintracht Frankfurt officially apologized for the Westerthaler family

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