Young talents at Admira: Professional contracts for Bradaric and Djordjevic!

Young talents at Admira: Professional contracts for Bradaric and Djordjevic!

On July 2, 2025, exciting times are due for FC Admira Wacker, especially with regard to the development of young talents. In the recent past, in view of its ambitions, the club has made great progress in view of its ambitions to change from relegation concerns of the 2004/05 season. The association relies on a comprehensive promotion of young talent in order to increase the quality in the squad, which is also reflected in the decision to bind two promising players in the long term.

The neo-sports director Ralf Muhr announced that the young talents Ivan Bradaric (17 years) and Aleksandar Djordjevic (18 years) will be equipped with professional contracts. Both players are current members of the ÖFB U18 national team, which underlines the importance of their development for the club and its future. Bradaric came to 15 missions in the ÖFB U18 youth league in the 2024/25 season, while Djordjevic played 16 games for the Admira Panthers in the 1st Landesliga.

challenges for young players

The playful pressure and the challenges that young talents have to deal with in football should not be underestimated. An example of this is the career of the young player Janko, who in a conversation with coach Kurt Jara reported on his noticeable opportunity to learn and to maintain playing time. Nevertheless, the situation at Admira in the 2000s was crossed with constant relegation concerns and financial problems. It is all the more important that talents like Janko are promoted in a stable environment.

The infrastructural conditions are often difficult. For example, players like Janko even had to do without hot water when showering and had difficulty accessing the force chamber. In such an environment, it is not surprising that even about the future of a young professional at Admira (with earnings of around 1,000 euros) there were concerns when rumors about a possible change were loud.

perspectives for the future

Club policy now seems to develop in a positive direction. In the past, the club has already taken steps to strengthen its team through well -known transfers, such as those of top scorer Christian Mayrleb or Alexander Zickler from Bayern Munich. But this led to an over -occupation in the storm center, which reinforced the nervousness among the young players, including Janko. Despite the pressure, he was little welcome as a "No Name" in the Admira environment, and articles in the 'Kronen Zeitung' warned of the risks of a change for his career.

It is undeniable that young players are enormous in today's football world. Historical reviews that Werner Schmidt describes in his publication "Promotion of Young Talent in Football" show the development of sport and the increasing fluctuation in the young teams, which begins in early age groups. Important aspects are the early care of the careers and the drop-out problem in B and A youth, which could also be relevant at Admira.

The FC Admira Wacker has taken the first step to promote his talents and to mitigate potential relegation worries. With the focus on the further development of young players like Bradaric and Djordjevic, the aim is to secure a more stable future for the association. By offering the right support, you can not only prepare the players for professional contracts, but also integrate them into the first team in the long term.

Information about the current developments at Admira and the challenges for young athletes in football can be found in the articles on [90 minutes] (https://www.90minuten.at/de/Red/magazin/interview/erster-sommer-bull-salzburg-Klar --das-eine-topmannschaft-werd-/), Börse Express and the analysis of bisp.