Overview

• Hauptmann underwent an appendectomy at Uniklinik Dresden in late June after persistent abdominal pain was diagnosed as appendicitis.
• As part of his stepwise rehab at the Windischgarsten training camp, he remains limited to light jogging and cycling.
• He reports no pain and says his recovery is running one to two days ahead of schedule, though the club cautions that return dates may shift.
• Dynamo Dresden maintained confidentiality over the nature of his operation until Hauptmann’s first public interview this week.
• The vice-captain and medical staff are optimistic he will be fit for the season opener but have not set a firm date for full-team training.