Garra Dembele on his time at SC Freiburg: “There were huge pills”

Former Bundesliga player Garra Dembele spoke about alleged practices with pills during his time at SC Freiburg.

“In Germany I had a small can with my number on it, number 11, that was my number. I had about ten pills that I should take after training,” said Dembele about his experiences in Freiburg in the documentary series ” Destins brises “(Broken Fates) from the French newspaper L’Equipe.

Among them were “huge pills”, reported the now 35-year-old Frenchman, who appeared seven times for the Mali national team, further: “I don’t know what that was. And if you didn’t take them, you got another penalty. ” The SC Freiburg has not yet commented on Dembele’s statements. According to information provided by the image should exist, the allegations are false.

The former striker said before he moved to Germany that high drug consumption was not unusual in professional football.

At his Bulgarian stations Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Levski Sofia he had “received infusions after Europa League games”. He did not have “the slightest idea” what their content was.

“The only thing I can guarantee: When I signed in Germany, I had things in my body that were not allowed in Germany. When I arrived in Germany, I was doped. I had hormones in me,” said Dembele .

Dembele: “It’s the truth”

His experiences had destroyed his image of professional football, he said: “It’s not exactly inviting to dream, but it’s the truth. That’s just the way it is. People see football on television, but if you are in the middle, a bit of a career and knows the business, it’s a very difficult environment. “

Dembele moved from Sofia to Freiburg in 2011 and was under contract there for three years. In 2013, however, it was awarded to China for a year. From April 2014 he was without a club and moved to Dubai the following summer.