HSV-Keeper Heuer Fernandes helps in the DFB

Manuel New is injured, Marc-André Ter Stegen guarded at the 2-1 victory of the German national team in the World Cup qualifier on Friday night against Romania over 90 minutes the gate of the German national team. Thus, the training of the German national team on Saturday morning from the originally nominated goalkeeper trio only Bernd Leno was ready.

But the Arsenal Keeper did not have to train alone, because he received a short term support by Daniel Heuer Fernandes. The 28-year-old goalkeeper of the Hamburger SV helped at the training grounds of the HSV at the Volksparkstadion at short notice.

For a professional preparation for the game against North Mazedonia on Monday, it is important that we have provided another goalkeeper next to Bernd, who did not play yesterday, said Andreas Kronenberg, the goalkeeper trainer of the national team, the short-term assistance campaign of Heuer Fernandes . Kronenberg thanked next to Heucher Fernandes also HSV-Torwarttrainer Sven Höh as well as the U-21 goal coach at the DFB, Klaus Thomforde, which came about the contact. So we introduce ourselves to cooperation between national team and club, Crowneberg praised.

Heuer Fernandes began his professional career at the VfL Osnabrück. About the SC Paderborn and Darmstadt 98 he found the way to HSV in the summer of 2019. In the hanseats he became a regularkeeper, in the season 2020/21 he had to go behind Sven Ulreich and came only on three mandatory games. After the pathway of the Routinian he is back number one between the posts and in this season in all compulsory games the HSV gate. Heuer Fernandes can also look back on international experience, between 2012 and 2015, the Keeper born in Bochum was six times the gate of Portuguese U-21 selection.

Heuer Fernandes: It was a lot of fun and I would like to thank the DFB and HSV

Of course, that s a bit curious (smirkt) , but as the request has come, of course I did not have to think for a long time, is quoted by Fernandes on the HSV website. Even if it has only been a training session, it is of course something special to be in the circle of the national team. It was a lot of fun and I would like to thank the DFB and HSV.