GERMAN club SSV Reutlingen announced the shocking death of player Luca Meixner.
A 22-year-old man was found dead in his bed over the holidays.
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SSV Reutlingen star Luca Meixner passed away at the age of 22 Credit: Instagram @ssvreutlingen05
Meixner broke into SSV’s first team in 2021 and has played for the club since his youth.
A statement from Ruetlingen on Instagram read: “Last weekend we received the terrible news that our player Luca Meixner passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 27, at the age of 22.
“The entire SSV family is deeply saddened and shocked.
“His teammates, all the board and staff are grieving with Luca’s bereaved family, and our thoughts are with his family, friends and fellow passengers.
“We ask that the privacy of Luca’s family be respected at this difficult time.”
Meixner started his career in the youth teams of SSV, and in 2017 he broke through to the under-17 players.
He debuted for the first team four years later, played 100 times for the club and scored 6 goals.
German football is currently on a winter break, and Reutlingen’s last game will be played on December 7.
Meixner started the contest playing 87 minutes in a 1-1 draw.
The cause of his death has not been announced.
SSV has played in the Oberliga Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany’s fifth division, for the past nine seasons.
They are currently in 10th place in the league with 25 points from 20 games.
Clubs from across the German pyramid began to send condolences to Reutlingen and Meixner’s family.
Sonnenhof Grossaspach, a second baseman, wrote: “Our sincere condolences and much strength at this difficult time.”
Goppinger SV added: “A lot of power for the whole club.”
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