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Coming up... Oka Nikolov

November 16, 2010

36-year-old Oka Nikolov has been at Frankfurt since 1991 so the goalkeeper celebrates his 20th anniversary there next year.

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In that time, he's played for 15 coaches, and his record of longevity exceeds that even of Frankfurt Chairman Heribert Bruchhagen. So he's uniquely qualified to analyze the reasons behind Frankfurt's current run of success. He also discusses what it is like being demoted to number-two keeper and how he retains his motivation nonetheless.