Valentin Hobel died, after a long serious illness. The native Carinthian, who had lived in Vorarlberg for a long time, most recently fought for his life at home on Lake Klopein. The 65-year-old could still be adopted in the circle of his family.
The Mental coach of numerous successful athletes had to be two years ago because of one hereditary aorta weakness A high -risk surgery in the abdomen endure and has been massively weakened since then.
“Long fight was lost”
“I wanted to visit Valentin next week and am deeply affected that his long fight was lost,” says ex-national team player Paul Scharner. “These are hard days for me too.”
Also Kathrin note Reports to the courier to express her grief for Valentin Hobel: “I met Valentin as a standing male and am now all the more shocked that he is no longer among us. I’m shaken.”
Starting shot with gold for riders
Valentin Hobelwho had celebrated his greatest sporting success even in billiards, became known as a mental coach. First alongside ski shooting star Mario Reiterwho surprisingly in 1998 in Nagano Olympic champion in combination became.
At that time, mental training in sport was still somewhere between “brings nothing” in public opinion and “this is only for crazy”.
Historical victory after illness
The five -fold father Hobel did not give much on it, got to know Paul Scharner and formed the first Austrian from the Lower Austrian to FA-CUPSEG stood on the field. Wigan As a clear outsider in 2013, won 1-0 against Manchester City in the Wembley Stadium.
As a sign of recognition allowed Wigan-Coach Roberto Martinez As the only player of Wigan Record player Scharner to stay in London to be able to spend an evening with the family. The rest of the team left again after the greatest success in the club’s history.
In the night before the cup victory, Scharner and his long -time supervisor Hobel still had one Emergency session. The defender was ill, the mental coach helped to believe that it will be possible.
Believe in the strengths
The athlete to convey the faith to be able to show your own strength was the great strength of plane. Even if the methods were sometimes unusual.
Kathrin Zettel says: “I got to know Valentin by chance and in my biggest crisis in summer 2010 the collaboration with him begin. I was mentally at the low pointHe helped me on my feet again. Valentin protected me like a capsule around me. Only through him could I approach skiing again positively. ”
World Cup silver as a wage
In 2011 the Lower Austrian won World Cup silver in the slalomalso her slalom victory in Aspen names notes in connection with her work with plane.
“Back then I was also conditionally in the corner. Valentin then got me to Heini Bergmüller brought that rebuilt me. ”
As early as 2010, plane almost would be on one The multi -organizeragen deceased.
Afterwards Scharner went intensively his own way: “But Valentin has always remained a close companion and became one of my best friends.”
“Keep remembering as a friend”
Despite his illnesses, plane did not take the Slovakian Bundesliga professional Laszlo Benes (currently at Union Berlin).
Kathrin Zettel says: “I will remember Valentin as a friendwho saved my career at me at crucial moments. ”