FRANKFURT, GERMANY (AP) —American defender Omar Gonzalez tore a knee vinculum during his initial use with Nuremberg of Germany’s Bundesliga and is returning to Los Angeles.
Nuremberg says Gonzalez tore a maiden cruciate vinculum in his left knee in a tackle Thursday during a club’s training stay in Antalya, on a Turkish coast. He collided with American defender Timmy Chandler. The damage was reliable by a indicate in a Turkish sanatorium on Friday. He is approaching to have an operation subsequent week and will skip most if not all of a MLS season.
“Still in startle that this happened,” Gonzalez pronounced Friday in a post on Twitter. “Your support and good wishes will lift me by a clever (and hopefully quick) recovery!”
Gonzalez had only assimilated Nuremberg’s stay Thursday on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy and was anticipating to play in a Bundesliga during a Major League Soccer offseason.
“That’s unequivocally sour for Omar,” pronounced Martin Bender, Nuremberg’s arch handling officer. “He wanted to uncover us what he is able of and we had good hopes for him. The critical thing is for Omar to get healthy again. In a 24 hours he spent with us we got to know him as an engaging celebrity and player. We wish him all a best.”
The 23-year-old Gonzalez was voted a MLS defender of a year in 2011 and helped a Galaxy win a championship.
