Kirghizia, which met Taiwan the day before yesterday at the World Championship, is less developed in soccer compared to its Central Asian neighbors. Although it has advanced to Asia for the second time in a row, Asia has expanded to 24 countries (Taiwan will have a good chance every time from now on). The level of development of the domestic league is also seen as semi-professional compared to Taiwan province. If you study the ecology of Kyrgyz soccer, the level of players is really similar to Taiwan Province, and the style of play is still the same as in the last century... Boldly (and crudely), the players who have been able to hold up the field better in recent years in the national team are mostly from 'ethnic minorities', many of whom are also (Germanic) Germans.
- Wikipedia states that the population of Kyrgyzstan exceeds 6.5 million people.
74.1% Kyrgyz (officially called Kirghiz in China, over 160,000 people in China)
14.8% Uzbek
5% Russian (Captain Valery Kichin)
8,000 German
Have you heard of the Volga German people? (VolgaGermans) Have you? The people are gathered in the Volga River Valley in Russia. Their ancestors were the Germanic peoples of Europe. in the middle of the 18th century, about 250 years ago, they emigrated from Western Europe because the Russian queen-master westernized and offered good treatment. 100 years later, many came to the central and northern parts of the United States and became pioneers, and some went to South America. in the 20th century, the Germanic peoples of the Volga Valley encountered Soviet Russia, ruled by Stalin, and the greatest misery of this country began. began.
He is naturally distrustful of others. Besides killing, Stalin was even better at exiling others. He expelled all foreigners from the area around Moscow, not only Volgauds, Germans from the Polish East Prussia, Tatars, Chechens, and even Koreans from the Far East... In order to prevent these people from becoming an opposition force, the Communist authorities of the Soviet Union forced them to lay down their possessions, relocate them outright, reclaim Siberia, and exile them to Central Asia for labor reforms. Kazakhstan resettled up to hundreds of thousands of German wills, then Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Most lived a hard life, but they still worked hard and retained many of their traditions, including their language.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, many Volga Germans decided to move back to Germany because of the unification of the country and the Rückkehrgesetz (Friendship Policy). At the same time, the active "de-Russianization" of the Central Asian countries also led to a large number of ethnic Russians moving back to their ancestral habitat, but some of them stayed behind.
A few years ago, CARRY Kyrgyz national team, and a couple of real travelers. -Vitalij Lux, Viktor Maier were born in their own country, which was shortly before the collapse of the Soviet Union. Being Volgograd willies, their families of origin moved to Germany after the collapse of the Soviet Union, where they rolled through their careers. After being invited, they decided to return to Germany. "The embrace of the fatherland", playing for the Kyrgyz national team and searching for the diaspora during those years greatly improved the Kyrgyz. The world ranking went from 200 to 75, worse than Taiwan Province, and for the first time they advanced to Asia (2019). Lux remained an amateur before donning the Kyrgyz kit, and by fighting against Asia, he even performed a hat-trick against the Philippines in Asia 2019! The first top in the history of the national team.
Kai, current national players Merk & Kimi Although the Merk brothers were born and raised in Germany, his father was a Volga German who left Kirghizia. Based on his strengths, his brothers would have a hard time getting a foothold in Europe, but they could make a breakthrough in Asia and Kyrgyzstan. His older brother Kai is not as talented as his younger brother and he still scores superb goals at Nanzi International soccer stadium. His brother is a cotton farmer for Uzbekistan, a famous AFC Champions League team.
The first few Volga Germans were invited back from Germany, and although the percentage of Germans living in Kirghizia as a percentage of the domestic population has been decreasing over the years, there have been longtime starters like Edgar Bernhardt, and now there are good players like Aleksandr Mishchenko and Khristiyan Brauzman to carry on the legacy. It was thought that the "purity" of the team would drop off as the old seniors faded away, but there may be a few more of these overseas Germans, who were once associated with Gilchrist, before the quality of the local players improves.
During the international week in March 2024, the DFB called up Stuttgart defender Waldemar Anton, who finished 3rd in the league, to the German team. Anton was a fan favorite back in Hannover, and is a hard worker who can play right back and center back. Anton's reliable play is reminiscent of the same type of player that the club once had - the French player Benjamin Pavard.
