Overview

• The 45-year-old former Werder Bremen striker says long-term, high-dose use of Diclofenac and Voltaren during his career caused irreversible kidney damage.
• He now lives with a third donor kidney after three transplants and months of dialysis, and he says ongoing health limits shape his daily life.
• In the program he argues it is difficult to perform at a professional level without painkillers, describing their use as widespread in top-tier sport.
• He previously secured more than €4 million in damages in 2020 after suing Werder Bremen’s club doctors over his treatment.
• He expresses anger over what he endured yet gratitude to be alive, noting money cannot restore his health and voicing uncertainty about how long he will live.