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My next guest is Stefan Rakowitz. Stefan is a football player who has been promoted four times so far in his career. He has played 95 games in the third league, 148 games in the second league, and 70 games in the first league for TSV Hartberg, Wiener Neustadt, and FC Wacker Innsbruck. Rako is currently completing his bachelor's degree in Sports Management while still competing in the second league for SV Stripfing.

Topics:

00:00 Intro
01:30 Talking about being promoted 4 times in his career
09:00 About his time in the first league with Wiener Neustadt
10:41 About playing in the first league with Wacker Innsbruck
15:41 His experience with TSV Hartberg in the first league
18:16 How he managed a serious injury
19:48 Advice for young athletes who want to play in the Austrian Bundesliga
20:43 Have you ever questioned your abilities as a player?
21:54 How do you change your perception and start believing in yourself again?
22:50 How important is the mental aspect of the game to him?
23:54 How he manages his performance if he has a bad start in a game
24:56 Have you ever had support from a sports psychologist?
25:45 Why do you think teams do not provide mental support to their players?
26:30 How does Stefan Rakowitz prepare himself before a game?
28:45 How he found his first club abroad
32:35 His first days at Bahla Club in Oman
34:51 Why did you only stay for 5 months at Bahla Club?
37:35 Have thoughts about retiring crossed your mind?
38:40 Did you use your free time outside of sports to prepare yourself for life after sports?
40:45 Did you take any initiatives to invest your money you earned from football?
43:06 The advice he would give to himself if he were 18 years old again
43:59 Fire round

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