I am reclusive Rangers legend and Champions League winner who went on a week long BENDER before Celtic Cup final win
Reclusive former Rangers hero Stefan Klos has revealed his best memory at Ibrox was when the squad went on a week-long party...and still won an Old Firm Scottish Cup Final.
The German keeper turned 53 this week and has kept an extremely low profile since retiring from football in 2007 after winning ten trophies with Rangers and later being inducted into their Hall of Fame. He's lived in Switzerland ever since in retirement and has rejected offers to become involved in football either in goalkeeping coaching or as a pundit.
However, in a rare interview in his homeland, Klos revealed the culture shock of joining Rangers and their partying mentality. Rangers famously clinched the league title in 1999 at Parkhead in a match dubbed the shame game. The final game of that season was a 1-1 draw with Kilmarnock at Ibrox, with the Scottish Cup final against Celtic coming the following week - and the Light Blues won that thanks to a Rod Wallace goal and Klos lifted the lid on the unusual preparations.
Klos, who won the Champions League with Borussia Dortmund a year before signing for Rangers, told 11freunde: "I had offers from Real Zaragoza and Valencia when I decided to leave Dortmund. At first I was determined that the Spanish sun would be the best thing for me. But Rangers was the right fit.
"Their long-time goalkeeper Andy Goram, a legend, had just retired and the discussions with those in charge were very convincing, and Jorg Albertz, who I knew from my time in the army, also played there. I can still remember sitting among the players at our first lunch and thinking: 'where have I ended up here?' The only thing I could understand was the F word!
"But everything was very friendly. The ladies in the kitchen had been working