Simon Terodde will be leaving Schalke, but it is unclear where he will be going next.

Simon Terodde (36) is ending his scoring career at the end of the season after 16 professional years. He gave his farewell speech on Tuesday, right after the rescue 4:0 against Osnabrück. Terodde would certainly not have received a new contract from the Pott club - and the sensitive striker felt that: "I felt that now is the time to end my active career." What follows is in the stars. Schalke's executive chairman Matthias Tillmann (40): "The door is basically open for him." A job in the youth sector, for example, is conceivable.

Simon Terodde, the attacker and captain of Schalke 04, has announced his retirement from football at the end of the season with a long post on Instagram.