Curious scenes with Ralf Rantnick »How Austria's coach appeared at the Bosnia game and what it explains!

Article by Daniel Scorpie – published Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 13:40 / Updated Wednesday, September 10, 2025 13:46
Ralf Rantnick (67 years old) surprised everyone when he appeared in Zenica pedaling! The Austrian coach, the opponent of the Romanian national in the future game on the National Arena in the CM 2026 preliminaries, protects his injured foot.
Austria defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday and has the highest chances to go directly to the final tournament in the US, Mexico and Canada, being the leader of the qualification group, which includes the representatives of Cyprus and San Marino.
The operated leg still cannot bear any heavy task!
Not the fact that Austria won in Zenica, through the goals signed by Sabitzer (49) and Laimer (65) surprised in Bosnia, but the way she appeared by the “Bilino Polje” stadium took on the spectators.
Ralf Rantnick went by bicycle and crossed the playing field to the coach Bank. The reason for choosing the German technician is related to The injured leg that can not support any heavy task yet.

Austrian coach, on the grass walk before the match won in Bosnia-Herzegovina (2-1) / Photo: X
After the summer ankle surgery and an infection, Rasnick had to undergo subsequent surgery. So he decided to get on the bike, instead of stinging to the locker room and on the way to the edge of the playing surface.
RANGNICK: “Without a bicycle, the road would have seemed a bit long”
The Austrian coach joked in an interview for the orf television: “Otherwise, the road would have seemed a little long. It might be even better, but they take small steps and things start to go better,” confessed to the reporter Rainer Pariasek. Rasnick climbed the bike during the break, heading back to the locker room.
The former coach in the Bundesliga in Hoffenheim, Stuttgart, Schalke, Hannover and RB Leipzig is the Austrian coach from June 1, 2022.
Most recently, he worked at Manchester United with an interim contract for six months. In 2024, Ralf refused an offer from Bayern Munich.




