Tragic end of a talent: SSV Reutlingen mourns the loss of Luca Meixner

Luca Meixner, a talented midfielder of SSV Reutlingen 05, died on December 27, 2024 at the age of only 22. The association announced the sad news on January 4, 2025 on its homepage and on social networks, and expressed its condolences and his grief. The circumstances of his death are still unclear, since Meixner was found dead in his bed, but there are no details of the cause of death.

In the 2023/24 season, Meixner was used in important games against clubs such as VfR Aalen, FC Normannia Gmünd and TSV Essingen. His sporting career began in the youth department of SSV Reutlingen, where he already drew attention to himself in the U17 with outstanding services. In the 2017/18 season he was a top performer in the B-Junior association relay, scored 4 goals in 26 games and then climbed into the U19 and finally to the first team.

career and legacy

Meixner debut in the Oberliga in the 2021/22 season and since then played a total of 92 games in which he scored 6 goals. In the current 2024/25 season, he already had 19 missions and was considered an important team player for his team. The SSV Reutlingen was active for three seasons in the 2nd Bundesliga after the turn of the millennium, and Meixner's engagement in the club is considered significant for the recent history of the club.

After the announcement of his death, numerous fans gathered at the stadium on the cross to commemorate Meixner. The mourning for the young player hit the community deeply, and the supporters hanged a banner with the inscription "Quiet in Peace, Luca" to express their appreciation and sympathy. So the Schwäbische Post On the grief of the association and the resonance of the fans, also href = "https://www.merkur.de/sport/fussball/tod-mit-nur-22-jahr-deutscher-traditional association-trauert-um-plo-verstorenen-fussballer-93498484.html"> Merkur addressed the circumstances of his surprising death.