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Paderborn Confirms Season-Ending Achilles Injury for Vice-Captain Raphael Obermair

The injury leaves second-place Paderborn facing a tighter promotion run-in.

Overview

  • SC Paderborn said Raphael Obermair has a partial Achilles tear and will miss the rest of the season, including the April 26 home match against Schalke.
  • Club doctors confirmed the diagnosis with scans after the 1–1 draw against Hannover 96 in which he was hurt.
  • Obermair, 30, is a core starter and the team’s vice-captain with two goals and eight assists this season.
  • The club said he begins rehab right away with the goal of being ready for next season.
  • Paderborn sit on 58 points in second place behind Schalke on 61, with a run of games against Elversberg, Karlsruher SC, and Darmstadt that will shape the promotion race.