| The Dortmund shot-stopper caught the eye in his first season in the Bundesliga It’s not often an Australian player under the age of 25 can say he won a major European title in his first season abroad, but that’s the story of Mitchell Langerak’s sensational 18 months at Borussia Dortmund.
At international level, Langerak’s performances and attitude has also paid off. He was called into Qantas Socceroo coach Holger Osieck’s squad when Australia were in Germany to play – and beat – ‘Die Mannschaft’ 2-1 in a friendly in March. And he’s back this month for the Serbia and New Zealand games.
Coincidentally, the current undisputed Qantas Socceroo number one Mark Schwarzer also played much of his early European career in Germany. And both keepers have similar attributes – physically imposing, great in one-on-ones and dominant around their penalty area. |