Mark Schwarzer: I Loved and Hated Germany
Australian-born goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer says that living in Germany when he moved to Dynamo Dresden in 1994 was both enjoyable and difficult. He describes feeling like an outsider in a country where the divide between East and West persisted and that was still rebuilding.
Schwarzer, the child of German immigrant parents, says life in Germany in the mid-1990s was not easy for him. In 1994, at the age of 21, he moved from Sydney-based Marconi Stallions to Dynamo Dresden.
Schwarzer made only two appearances for Dresden. The following season he moved to Kaiserslautern.
Speaking to FourFourTwo, Schwarzer said he liked some aspects of the experience and disliked others. He described Dresden as a beautiful city that was quite run-down, and said it was going through a major rebuilding process. He added that the divide between East and West was still clearly visible and that adapting to this environment could be difficult.
Schwarzer also said that he felt like an outsider. Although he had German roots, he said that because he was born in Australia, he did not see himself as fully German.
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