Former German national football team player Lukas Podolski is still playing football at the age of 40, and has also become a co-owner of the Polish first division team Gornik Żabrze, the club whose jersey he wears.
"It would be nice if this was the start of something big for the club and our fans. Privatization is underway and the fight continues," Podolski said, as reported by the Hina agency today.
Podolski bought just over eight percent of the club's shares, making him the second largest shareholder.
Lukas Podolski was born in Gliwice, Poland, but moved to Germany as a boy, where he built his football career.
He played for Cologne and Bayern, then for Arsenal, Inter, Galatasaray, Vissel Kobe and Antalyaspor. Since 2021, he has been a member of the club Gornji Žabže, for which he played 118 league games and scored 23 goals.
He played 130 games for the German national team during his career and scored 49 goals.
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