Ex-national coach, Köbi Kuhn, was abused as a child

The former football player and Ex-national team Coach Köbi Kuhn needs according to their own data as a child of an older club mates, the sexual abuse. This is the 75-Year-old writes in his autobiography, from the "view" has published on Tuesday a statement.

As a rookie in his first club was to nd a senior colleague with him, sir, writes Kuhn. This was nice to him and have him one Afternoon, invited to home. Foolishly, he was called. "For when we were alone, he used me to satisfy themselves, and forced me to participate."

"I was ashamed"

made of when, where exactly and by whom it came to the abuse, to Kuhn, no information. He did not dare, according to the decades, to talk about the incident. "I was in shock, was imprisoned in the strange surroundings and could not defend myself. After that, I was ashamed and feared what would happen if my parents or the coach know something."

As of 2016, such cases of abuse in soccer had been in the Swiss media has portrayed, he can no longer stay silent no longer. "The fate of these children touched me deeply. I told my wife of my traumatic experience."

Kuhn wants to make Affected courage

After that Kuhn confronted according to the Club officials with his story. He was fallen on deaf ears. "I have been scolded, questioned why I'm only now, after all these years." He wanted to do with his history to all those Affected courage and show that nobody is immune to such a fact.

The Zurich-Wiedikon-born Jakob "Köbi" Kuhn is one of the most important and successful football players in Switzerland in the 1960s and 1970s. The midfielder, 17 years with FC Zürich in the square and kicked from 1962 to 1976 for the national team. In the 1990s, he moved into the trainer business. As a climax he coached from 2001 to 2008, the Nati. (chk/sda)

Created: 16.04.2019, 05:40 PM