{"id":242389,"date":"2021-12-06T11:16:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T10:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/everyone-bears-a-responsibility\/"},"modified":"2022-06-13T13:26:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T11:26:09","slug":"interview-adler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/en\/interview-adler\/","title":{"rendered":"Ren\u00e9 Adler: Everyone bears a responsibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong><em>It\u2019s February 2007. Ren\u00e9 Adler is standing in goal for his first ever match in the Bundesliga. He is playing his debut game for Leverkusen, who are taking on Schalke away in Gelsenkirchen. The match ends in a 1-0 win for the away side. Ren\u00e9 defends like a young maestro, totally outshining the goalie at the other end: Manuel Neuer. Fast forward eleven years \u2013 after no less than 269 games in the German top-flight football league \u2013 and Adler is standing in a Bundesliga goal for the last time. Another clean sheet. Meanwhile, the goalie from Leipzig is enjoying his early retirement from football and moving in other high circles \u2013 as a husband and dad, as an entrepreneur and TV presenter, as a business angel and investor, and as a dog lover and charity patron. We talked to Ren\u00e9 during a break from work. <\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Do you miss playing in goal?<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I think what I miss most is the immediate taste of success you get when you play sport \u2013 a superb save, winning, banter with the lads in the dressing room. Yes, I do miss that. But otherwise, I\u2019m really happy with my life, at home and professionally. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\" 201341983=\"\" :0=\"\" 335551550=\"\" :6=\"\" 335551620=\"\" 335559739=\"\" :240=\"\" 335559740=\"\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>For a long time you were considered the most talented goalkeeper in Germany. You were in line for the number one spot in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. How did Manuel Neuer manage to sneak in instead? <span data-ccp-props=\"{\" 201341983=\"\" :0=\"\" 335551550=\"\" :6=\"\" 335551620=\"\" 335559739=\"\" :120=\"\" 335559740=\"\" :240=\"\"> <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019m really happy with how my career went; I\u2019ve done so much; I\u2019ve seen so much. Okay, maybe I wasn\u2019t always firing on all cylinders. Manuel has a natural upbeat thing about him, which is something I don\u2019t have. I was too dogged, I wanted too much, but also I did way too much training.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Then I broke a rib and that brought all my dreams to a screeching halt. I had to sit at home with a heavy heart and watch the 2010 World Cup on TV \u2013 while Manuel took a fabulous third place with the German squad.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>What\u2019s the biggest thing you learnt from a career in football?<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I love being part of a team. If you want to be successful, you need players with different qualities. So that means you don\u2019t always agree on things. But you can always respect each other. For me, respect basically fuels everything \u2013 it\u2019s what you need for a squad to function as a team, for it to succeed on the pitch, for it to move forward. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\" 201341983=\"\" :0=\"\" 335551550=\"\" :6=\"\" 335551620=\"\" 335559739=\"\" :240=\"\" 335559740=\"\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Also, football\u2019s a contact sport. Things can get a bit rough sometimes \u2013 \u2019specially if you\u2019re a goalkeeper. You\u2019re on the ground a lot, but when you play in goal on a pro level, you learn to get straight up again. That\u2019s crucial if you want to succeed. It\u2019s not just an important quality in sport, but in life in general \u2013 never give up, always keep trying, learn continually from mistakes.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>How was it changing from a footballer to a non-footballer?<br \/><span data-ccp-props=\"{\" 201341983=\"\" :0=\"\" 335551550=\"\" :6=\"\" 335551620=\"\" 335559739=\"\" :240=\"\" 335559740=\"\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The phase I\u2019m in right now is somewhere in the middle and it\u2019s getting better all the time. But it\u2019s not easy suddenly having to be in charge of your own routines. It\u2019s a really unusual feeling! All right, it\u2019s nice, but it\u2019s also a bit of a challenge. I asked myself what I really need to be happy. On a personal level, my wife Lilli and our son, Caspar, who was born in 2020, have to be one of the best things that ever happened to me. And then our two dogs, Suki and Momo \u2013 they\u2019re an important part of our happiness as a family. That probably sounds a bit weird if you\u2019re not a dog person. But they really are! On a work level,<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rene-Adler-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Rene Adler\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rene-Adler-2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rene-Adler-2-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rene-Adler-2-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rene-Adler-2-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2000px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-242379\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>I've been really fortunate that I found more than one leg to stand on, and everything has something to do with my passion for football.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>In what way?<span data-ccp-props=\"{\" 201341983=\"\" :0=\"\" 335551550=\"\" :6=\"\" 335551620=\"\" 335559739=\"\" :120=\"\" 335559740=\"\" :240=\"\"> <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A couple of years ago I joined a company that produces gloves for goalkeepers. It\u2019s called T1tan \u2013 with a 1 in the name instead of an i, because goalies usually have a number 1 on their back. When I joined them, I was one of the first professional football players who didn\u2019t provide a strategic injection by making a financial investment \u2013 instead, I worked for them. The target group of the company is amateur goalkeepers. Even at that level, they need between four and six pairs of gloves a year. It\u2019s a major outlay for them in monetary terms. I remember clearly when I was a teenager, everything I saved and every Christmas present or birthday gift I got went on gloves. Just a single pair usually costs somewhere between 100 and 200 euros. T1tan can go a lot lower than that because we sell through the internet, so we sidestep the margin added by retailers. In the meantime, T1tan has become quite a successful brand <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\" 201341983=\"\" :0=\"\" 335551550=\"\" :6=\"\" 335551620=\"\" 335559739=\"\" :240=\"\" 335559740=\"\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I also work as a TV pundit on Sky and Pro7, I\u2019m doing a master\u2019s in sport management at UEFA with other top international players, and I\u2019ve just launched a new start-up as CEO alongside other partners and gone live in the market. We\u2019re offering an app called 11TransFAIR \u2013 it\u2019s a digital platform that\u2019ll revolutionise the international transfer market for footballers. It gives you an unprecedented level of transparency in the otherwise bewildering transfer market by bringing together professional clubs with players in different countries and leagues \u2013 it\u2019s simple and straightforward, and all the players have been verified. There are currently more than 65 clubs and roughly 250 professional players pooled together in 11TransFAIR. And that number\u2019s rising continuously. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\" 201341983=\"\" :0=\"\" 335551550=\"\" :6=\"\" 335551620=\"\" 335559739=\"\" :240=\"\" 335559740=\"\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>You\u2019ve taken on a patronage with your wife: a charitable project in Sumatra. The idea is to build the world\u2019s largest recycling village. What was your motivation behind this?<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When I was still playing, I often thought about setting up my own foundation. In the end I decided against it because I wanted to be involved in lots of different topics rather than just one. I wanted to do something for children, which is why I\u2019m playing a pro-active role in the parents\u2019 aid project for children with cancer in my hometown of Leipzig. I wanted to do something for animal welfare, so we\u2019ve been looking after stray dogs for many years. I\u2019m a member of the board of trustees at the Robert Enke Foundation, which I play an active role in. So there was just one last piece of the puzzle missing from my toolkit \u2013 environmental protection and sustainability. I still couldn\u2019t work out the right thing to do, until I met the founders of Project Wings. The first time we met I knew straight away that it was something I could really get behind; the chemistry was right, it was something I really wanted to be part of.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><span style=\"color: #666666;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: normal;\">\u201eWe all need to look at the carbon footprint we leave behind. Everyone needs to work out their own ways of dealing with this issue. \u201c<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\">Ren\u00e9 Adler<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>What was it about the project in Sumatra that fascinated you so much?<span data-ccp-props=\"{\" 201341983=\"\" :0=\"\" 335551550=\"\" :6=\"\" 335551620=\"\" 335559739=\"\" :120=\"\" 335559740=\"\" :240=\"\"> <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They\u2019re using plastic waste to build the world\u2019s largest recycling village. So the project represents everything that\u2019s important to me under one roof. It helps people in need and at the same time it protects the world of wildlife and the environment. And while all that\u2019s happening, they\u2019re building the world\u2019s most sustainable football pitch. But the thing that impressed me most was the founders \u2013 their vision, the fire in their eyes, the sense of passion every second of the day. We\u2019re talking about people who are willing to throw in a well-paid job in business, someone who prefers to live on 600 euros a month and put everything into a project they really believe in, because they can\u2019t stop themselves \u2013 someone who\u2019s so much happier for it. I was so moved by it. And inspired. The people at Project Wings are always working on the ground in Sumatra, so they know exactly what they\u2019re doing. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\" 201341983=\"\" :0=\"\" 335551550=\"\" :6=\"\" 335551620=\"\" 335559739=\"\" :240=\"\" 335559740=\"\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Did having people on the ground have anything to do with you becoming interested in the PATRIZIA Foundation?<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I was once invited to a talk given by the PATRIZIA Foundation in Frankfurt. The panel discussion between Wolfgang Egger, the founder of the PATRIZIA Foundation, and Auma Obama, the founder of the Sauti Kuu Foundation, made a huge impression on me. The PATRIZIA Foundation was supporting Sauti Kuu at the time to help it set up a training centre in Kenya and offer children and young adults a whole variety of training options for school or work, also so they could acquire social skills. For the PATRIZIA Foundation, Sauti Kuu is a strong partner on the ground, who gives children in rural areas of Kenya the prospect of a better future. I believe there\u2019s no other way of doing it. And this is a principle that applies to all PATRIZIA Foundation facilities worldwide. The way I see it, this is so incredibly important if you want to change things on a local level \u2013 permanently. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\" 201341983=\"\" :0=\"\" 335551550=\"\" :6=\"\" 335551620=\"\" 335559739=\"\" :240=\"\" 335559740=\"\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>What do you see as important if you want to offer financial support to a charitable organisation?<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019re living in a time when fewer and fewer people make donations. The bigger organisations are basically not transparent enough. Where exactly does the money go? Does it go towards the right things? Lots of aspects remain unexplained. That\u2019s why I prefer to get involved personally and work with smaller charities. And it\u2019s why I find the approach taken by PATRIZIA so remarkable: it meets the full costs of running the foundation. That way, 100 per cent of donations go towards the projects at PATRIZIA Foundation. And donors can see what\u2019s happening to their donation right down to the last cent. For me, offering this level of transparency is crucial if you want to attract donors in the long term and keep them motivated. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\" 201341983=\"\" :0=\"\" 335551550=\"\" :6=\"\" 335551620=\"\" 335559739=\"\" :240=\"\" 335559740=\"\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Has sustainable impact always been a big issue for you, or is it something more recent?<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When you\u2019re young and playing professionally you live in a bubble that\u2019s just about football. You don\u2019t invest much thought in the future because you\u2019re living in the here and now. I think I\u2019ve had a complete shift in consciousness. I think and act very differently these days. I never used to think about the things I ate. But that doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019ve suddenly become a radical vegan. That\u2019s not like me. I still enjoy eating meat. But I do as much as I can to reduce it, so maybe I just eat meat once a week. And if I do, I want to know where it came from and where the animal lived. We\u2019re right in the middle of a period of climate change, and everyone should understand all the things that fuel it and think about what they\u2019re doing. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\" 134233117=\"\" :true=\"\" 134233118=\"\" 201341983=\"\" :0=\"\" 335551550=\"\" :6=\"\" 335551620=\"\" 335559739=\"\" :300=\"\" 335559740=\"\" :240=\"\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Think about what you\u2019re doing \u2013 what else does that involve?<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sustainable clothing, for example. Or flying. As I said, I\u2019m not Mother Teresa. I used to fly from Hamburg to Cologne the whole time. It was completely normal. No one thought twice about it. These days I take the train, even if it takes me longer. We all need to look at the carbon footprint we leave behind. Everyone needs to work out their own ways of dealing with this issue. For my wife and me, the birth of our son was another of those incisive moments \u2013 although that\u2019s logical really, because when you\u2019re responsible for a child you start thinking about the world you\u2019ll be sending such a small creature out into one day. We all bear a responsibility \u2013 for the things we do, but equally for the things we don\u2019t do. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"DE-DE\" lang=\"DE-DE\" class=\"TextRun SCXW224043759 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224043759 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Interview conducted by Andreas Menke.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW224043759 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\" 134233117=\"\" :true=\"\" 134233118=\"\" 201341983=\"\" :0=\"\" 335551550=\"\" :6=\"\" 335551620=\"\" 335559739=\"\" :300=\"\" 335559740=\"\" :240=\"\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_9  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Ren\u00e9 Adler<\/h2>\n<p>Ren\u00e9 Adler was born in Leipzig on 15 January 1985. He began playing football at the age of six. When his school was visited by a talent scout from VfB Leipzig \u2013 but he wasn\u2019t invited to trials \u2013 he asked if he could take part anyway. Although the scout agreed, the coach put Adler in goal, which \u2013 despite many tears \u2013 he accepted. He decided to grin and bear it. And they soon worked out that he was extraordinarily talented. At the age of 15, he moved to Leverkusen. Seven years later, he found himself standing in goal for the first time in a match in the Bundesliga. Adler has been married to the actress Lilli Hollunder since 2016. 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