Overview
- Stoppelkamp, 39, announced in a video on Thursday that he will end his career and make a last home appearance for RWO on Saturday against Borussia Mönchengladbach II.
- RWO remain four points off first place with two matches left, so his farewell could still come in a live push for promotion to Germany’s third tier.
- He closes a 22-year career with 583 professional appearances, with a career-high 196 games for MSV Duisburg.
- His 82.3-meter strike for SC Paderborn against Hannover 96 on September 20, 2014 remains the longest goal in Bundesliga history.
- Sporting director Dennis Lichtenwimmer-Conversano praised his leadership in a youth-focused rebuild and said they have discussed an ambassador role that Stoppelkamp has not ruled out.