Frankfurt defender Russ back training after cancer treatment
Posted January 03, 2017 6:00 am
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Eintracht Frankfurt defender Marco Russ returned to training on Tuesday for the first time since undergoing cancer treatment.
The 31-year-old Russ, who was given a two-year contract extension to 2019 by the club last September, trained for 1ˆ½ hours the day before the side heads for its winter training camp in Abu Dhabi.
Russ was diagnosed with testicular cancer after a tumor was found before the relegation playoff games against Nuremberg last May. He had surgery straight away followed by chemotherapy.
After signing his contract extension, Russ thanked the club for its trust "in my current situation."
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