Friday 19th November 2021
Investigations against Markus Anfang
Does Werder coach use a fake vaccination certificate?
The topic of vaccinations has been a concern of football since Joshua Kimmich at the latest. In the debate about the role model function of the Bundesliga stars, a statement from Werder Bremen bursts. A preliminary investigation into the use of a forged vaccination certificate was initiated against Trainer Anfang.
There is a stir around Bremen coach Markus Anfang. He is faced with serious allegations. The second division confirmed investigations against the 47-year-old former Bundesliga professional late on Thursday evening. The allegation: He is said to have used a fake digital vaccination certificate.
According to information from the club, an investigation has been initiated, but the coach decidedly rejected the allegations in a personal interview. Otherwise, the association left the allegations uncommented in the brief statement entitled “Opinion on the vaccination status of Markus Anfang”.
The trainer had “emphatically assured that he was fully vaccinated and that he had not used a forged vaccination certificate,” said a statement from the former Bundesliga champions. The club announced that the beginning itself was “irritated and annoyed” by the allegations.
“Just like every other double-vaccinated citizen, I received my two vaccinations in an official vaccination center and received the appropriate stickers in the yellow vaccination certificate,” the statement quoted at the beginning. “I then had it digitized in the pharmacy and naturally assumed that everything would be in order with it. I very much hope that the subject will be cleared up quickly.”
When he started working at the Weserstadion in the beginning of the summer, he had declared that he had not yet been vaccinated. Only last week, however, the former SV Darmstadt 98 coach gave an update on his vaccination status. “I have been vaccinated myself, but everyone can make their own decision,” the 47-year-old told “Bild”.
The use of a forged vaccination certificate is only punishable by private individuals if it is used against authorities and insurance companies. If a private person does not deceive this, they actually have nothing to fear according to the current legal situation.