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Yahoo
14 hours ago
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Cardiff City's Roko Simic joins Karlsruher SC on loan
Cardiff City striker Roko Simic is on the move once again. The 21-year-old former Croatian youth international – once valued at €10m – will feature for Karlsruher SC in the 2. Bundesliga next season. The Fächerstadt will serve as the seventh professional club Simic has represented in his young career. Germany counts as the sixth country in which he's played. Simic began his career with Lokomotiva Zagreb in his native country before moving to RB Salzburg in July 2021. The German Red Bulls loaned him out twice, once to Austrian second division outfit FC Liefering and another time to FC Zürich in Switzerland. Cardiff purchased Simic from Salzburg for €2m in August 2024, immediately loaning him out to Belgian outfit KV Kortrijk. Advertisement A premature termination of the loan did enable Simic to make two Premier League Cup appearances for the Cardiff reserves in the current 2025 calendar year, but the Welsh side had no real use for him despite their relegation from the EFL Championship to League One. In the past, German clubs Hamburger SV and VfL Bochum have been linked with a move for him. reports that the KSC have secured a purchase option as part of the deal. GGFN | Peter Weis
Wales Online
19 hours ago
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- Wales Online
Cardiff City star leaves Bluebirds on loan as new club laud 'unthinkable' transfer
Cardiff City star leaves Bluebirds on loan as new club laud 'unthinkable' transfer Cardiff City striker Roko Simic has left the club on loan to join German side Karlsruher SC Cardiff City striker Roko Simic has joined Karlsruher SC on loan (Image: Karlsruher SC ) Cardiff City have confirmed the loan exit of Roko Simic, with the Croatian striker joining Karlsruher SC for the 2025/26 season. Simic's exit comes hot on the heels of Michael Reindorf, who has linked up with Newport County for the upcoming campaign. It looks set to be a busy summer at Cardiff City Stadium, with new boss Brian Barry-Murphy looking to put his own stamp on matters. Join the Cardiff City breaking news and top stories WhatsApp community. In a short statement, the Bluebirds said: "Forward Roko Šimić has joined Karlsruher SC on loan for the 2025/26 season. "We'd like to wish Roko all the very best for the upcoming campaign." Karlsruher SC are a German second division club with big ambitions, it would seem, with the club lauding the move as "unthinkable" just a short time ago. Article continues below "I'm really looking forward to the challenge at KSC and the 2nd Bundesliga," Simic told the club's website. "Mario Eggimann gave me a clear picture of my role and the path ahead during our discussions. "This, along with the prospect of playing time at a high level, quickly convinced me. "I want to help the team with goals and my energy, and I can hardly wait to play at the BBBank Wildpark." Mario Eggimann, sporting director, added: "I sensed from the start that Roko was passionate about his new challenge at KSC. We met at the end of last season at the BBBank Wildpark and immediately had a very good conversation. "Since we've been observing Roko for some time, we naturally knew his quality. Roko is a modern centre-forward with a strong physique, good technique and a strong goal-scoring instinct. Overall, the signing was the result of excellent work and collaboration, including from the coaching staff and squad planning." Article continues below Michael Becker, spokesman for the management, concluded: "Roko's transfer impressively demonstrates the spheres in which KSC can now operate as a result of its new strategy. "A short time ago, such a signing would have been unthinkable for us. We are all the more pleased to have convinced a player of Roko's quality to join KSC." Simic's departure leaves Cardiff with two senior strikers in the forms of Yousef Salech and Callum Robinson, while Kion Etete and Isaak Davies are also options.
BBC News
19 hours ago
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Forward Simic joins German side Karlsruher on loan
Cardiff City have allowed forward Roko Simic to join Bundesliga 2 team Karlsruher SC on loan for the 2025-26 21-year-old Italian signed for the Bluebirds in August 2024 and has yet to make his competitive debut for Cardiff, spending part of last season on loan at Kortrijk in Belgium.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Clarets bolster goalkeeping department as Weiß pens long-term deal
Burnley have completed the signing of goalkeeper Max Weiß from Karlsruher SC for an undisclosed fee. The 21-year-old has put pen to paper over a four-year deal at Turf Moor as the Clarets prepare for life back in the Premier League. Advertisement Weiß had spells at TSG Hoffenheim and SV Sandhausen as a youngster before heading to Karlsruher in 2019. The German signed his first professional deal three years later and went on to break into the first team squad. READ MORE: Clarets host rock legends Iron Maiden for special friendly game He became the club's first-choice goalkeeper last season, featuring in every Bundesliga 2 game as they finished in eighth place. Weiß - who has also represented his country at U18, U19 and U20 levels – is excited to link up with Scott Parker's squad. 'It's an amazing club with a big ambition and all the conversations I have had with people from here have been so good and very positive,' he told the club site. 'The training ground facility looks amazing, the pitches are so nice and I can't wait to get in for pre-season and meet the rest of the team.'
Yahoo
07-05-2025
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German fourth-division coach appears to collapse during training
Offenbach coach Christian Neidhart gestures during the German DFB Cup soccer match between Kickers Offenbach and Karlsruher SC at Sparda-Bank-Hessen-Stadium. The coach of German fourth-division side Kickers Offenbach has collapsed during training, media reported on Wednesday. Thomas Frey/dpa The coach of German fourth-division side Kickers Offenbach has collapsed during training, media reported on Wednesday. The club would only say a medical emergency had occurred. "Christian Neidhart will not take part in training until further notice," the club added dpa. "We do not wish to make any further statements on the matter." Advertisement The 56-year-old was recently hospitalized due to pancreatitis. Neidhart was back on the training pitch for the first time on Tuesday when the incident occurred, reports said, with the Bild newspaper saying an ambulance was called. The side are second in the south-west regional league but can no longer achieve promotion. It was recently announced that Neidhart would leave the club at the end of the season.
