Lies, imprisonment, hour-long interrogation and eventually an outright escape out of the country.
The former Superliga goalkeeper Berth Stefansens job as goalkeeping coach for the female chinese national team evolved not, as the former professional goalkeeper had expected.
he tells This in a frank and honest interview with the Herning Folkeblad.
fundamentally, it was about a lack of work permit, after almost a whole year in the country never landed on the dane's table. Time and time again he was told that the people in fodboldforbundet, to ensure that it went alright, had a track on it.
'No problem, Berth', was the message.
But it was a problem. Although the 51-year-old midtjyde had success in his job, and several times saw praise from the top agencies in the chinese football, he was basically on tremendously thin ice, as long as the work permit was not a fact.
It led to a sudden arrest in may and the four-hour interrogation at the police station.
the Reason was that the tourist visa, he stayed on in the country, while he was waiting on the work permit had expired. This resulted in a according to Kaj Stefansen harsh questioning. And there went several hours before fodboldforbundet came the dane to the rescue. Only then he managed to get out.
The solid support, for example, l. as well as vicesportsministeren and the vice-president, fodboldforbundet, You Zhaocai, was not enough.
Kaj Stefansen, who tells that he during his stay in China experienced things people in Denmark do not want to believe, is not in doubt that the real cause of his many problems was due to the team head, who didn't care about him.
I am convinced that it was the team head, who planted the lies about me, he says and explains that he was 'compromising knowledge of a high-ranking person close to the landsholdene', and that it was the real reason for the work permit never came.
He neither can or will, however, go into details with, who is talking about, or what he has on him. It is, however, a team chief with ties to China's defense can also touch.
Kaj Stefansen in action as Ikon-goalkeeper against AaB in the Superliga in front of people like Søren Andersen and Lars Brøgger. Photo: Ole Kjaer/Ritzau Scanpix
the Risk of a possible prosecution is simply too big for that, he will tell about it in the media.
The lies that he refers to, came to terms in October, when Kaj Stefansen arrived to a landsholdssamling in Beijing. Here there was no one who would speak with him. Than not the interpreter was to get in the talk. Only then Stefansen forced him, came to the mouth of slipped.
It turned out that the employees had been told, that Stefansen had said 'some serious stuff' on the national coach.
According to Kaj Stefansen is the pure lie.
the final Straw that got the cup to flow over, or rather slosh uncontrollably was when he got to know that he has no rights to him, since the work permit was not yet done.
- I was uncomfortable and scared for the first time. So I could, in principle, to smoke in the prison at the slightest conflict or misunderstanding, he says, and tells that he hastened home to Denmark.
Kaj Stefansen is from Herning, denmark and has previously played as a professional goalkeeper for, among others, Ikast fS Silkeborg IF, FC Midtjylland and Esbjerg fB. After his career he went on to work as goalkeeping coach, which has taken him to over Esbjerg fB, FC Fredericia, Jutland and then by the chinese defense can also touch.
He tells in the interview that he is scared more of experience, than he can easily imagine to travel again if the opportunity presents itself.
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