It’s been a while since the last One Cap Wonder, and the series resumes with the story of a man who would be a German international for some twenty-eight minutes: Hanno Balitsch.
One Cap Wonders No. 8: Hanno Balitsch
One Cap Wonders No. 1: Zoltán Sebescen
Amsterdam, 23rd February 2000. Germany are facing the Netherlands, and among the eleven players in Erich Ribbeck’s starting lineup is a twenty-four year old left-sided VfL Wolfsburg midfielder of Hungarian descent making his international debut. That man is Zoltán Sebescen.