{"id":83009,"date":"2026-05-15T07:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/83009\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T07:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:56:19","slug":"confirmed-union-berlin-trio-to-depart-as-free-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/83009\/","title":{"rendered":"Confirmed: Union Berlin trio to depart as free agents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Heading into the final matchday of the Bundesliga season, 1. FC Union Berlin have confirmed the departures of three players.<\/p>\n<p>The German capital club announced on Thursday that <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/players\/727597\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Danilho Doekhi;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Danilho Doekhi&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Danilho Doekhi<\/a>, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/players\/1631886\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Diogo Leite;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Diogo Leite&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Diogo Leite<\/a>, and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/players\/3900738\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Alex Kr\u00e1l;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Alex Kr\u00e1l&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Kr\u00e1l<\/a> will leave the club as free agents when their contracts expire this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Doekhi and Leite have been key figures in Union\u2019s defence over the past four seasons, making 136 and 135 appearances respectively as regular starters at the back.<\/p>\n<p>Kr\u00e1l, who initially joined on loan from Spartak Moscow in 2023 before making the move permanent, has made 53 appearances for Union.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the playing trio, goalkeeping coach <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/players\/373728\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Michael Gspurning;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Michael Gspurning&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Gspurning<\/a> and physiotherapist Silvio Thieme will also depart at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>All five will bid an official farewell to the fans before Saturday\u2019s final home match against <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/augsburg\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Augsburg;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Augsburg&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Augsburg<\/a> at the Stadion An der Alten F\u00f6rsterei.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heading into the final matchday of the Bundesliga season, 1. 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