Overview
- Kind made his first public appearance back at the Heinz von Heiden Arena during Saturday’s 2–3 loss to Darmstadt 98.
- He said he was "relatively close to death" after a heart attack and described the outcome of his operations as successful.
- According to his accounts to Neue Presse and Bild, he received four coronary bypasses and underwent three risky back procedures.
- He is now in rehabilitation, saying he feels as well as circumstances allow and needs to rebuild strength and conditioning.
- The health crisis kept him from Hannover 96’s season opener, and he left the mid-September Hertha match early before surgery two days later.