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For Zinsberger it was enough after the fourth (2018) and third (2019) for the big blow. He had two points more than Billa 2019 in the account. Mainly by Liese Brancao (St. Pölten), Leandro Simonelli Deveza (Vorderland) and Karlheinz Piringer (Horn), who voted them first. “Being the first goalkeeper to accept the award and go down in history is definitely a great thing and it also makes me proud. It’s an incredible prize for the individual career, ”said the Austrian national team goalkeeper.
In her career, it is the second major award after being Austrian of the year in the category “International Success” in October 2017. This was the result of reaching the semi-finals at the premiere of the ÖFB European Championship in the Netherlands in the Summer 2017. At age 21, Zinsberger was the undisputed number one in the final, and nothing has changed in this position.
“Absolute flagship”
“She has been our absolute figure in this role for years and an essential part of our team. She always challenges herself, she wants to develop further, she is never satisfied, ”said Irene Fuhrmann, ÖFB team leader. This year, Zinsberger played an important role in the fact that qualification for the European Championship ended with six wins, one draw and one loss against France. He only conceded three goals. “When I think about the games against France and Serbia, it is rightly said that she is one of the best scorers in Europe,” Fuhrmann said.
Zinsberger is happy with these comments and would “definitely” be in the top ten. “When it is more specific, each one has its strengths and weaknesses. That I tell myself that I’m definitely in the top three, it’s not me, ”Zinsberger said. Basically he prefers to focus on the team rather than his own performance. After wins, she likes to have funny sayings and often looks excited. “But she also has her other side, she’s calm and sensible,” says Fuhrmann.
With Arsenal since the summer of 2019
At Arsenal, Zinsberger was a regular, before 32-year-old Lydia Williams was preferred to her in the last three league games before Christmas. “Competition is important to get to the next level. I still have a lot of potential in me that has not been exhausted yet, “said ÖFB International 66 times.
After five years at Bayern Munich, he joined the Gunners in the summer of 2019. It is quite possible that his engagement in London will continue after his contract expires in the summer. “I am with a top team, I can definitely consider myself lucky and I am also very satisfied,” said Zinsberger. She sees “not much more than their cars” of her fellow male stars on the club’s premises. In the stadium, cross your fingers for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Co. He also takes something for his game, as he looks more like goalkeepers than goalkeepers.
“It was a very strange year”
She wants to play actively for the next few years and just start to think more carefully if her career should continue around age 30 or for how long. Until then, the trained office worker wants to prepare for later career. “I can’t imagine typing on my PC for eight hours a day. I want to do something where you can realize yourself, where creativity is required, ”says Zinsberger.
Creativity was also in demand in the year marked by the coronavirus pandemic, in which there were no economic cuts. “It was a very strange year. It wasn’t easy, I would say the next level mentally, ”Zinsberger said. But not all developments were bad in 2020. The world association council approved a set of rules under which professional footballers will be able to take paid maternity leave around the world. Zinsberger: “I think it’s amazing, it’s really cool that the subject is addressed.”
The end of the year is also positive for her. After a few “incredibly stressful” days of waiting, the club gave the go-ahead for a vacation at home. Your big Christmas wish has come true. Instead of using videos, you can spend the holidays with your family in Lower Austria.
