Nils Petersen brings the energy jersey back to Cottbus!

Nils Petersen brings the energy jersey back to Cottbus!

As one says so beautifully, old love does not rust: Nils Petersen will organize a big fan festival at the Leag Energie Stadium in Cottbus on September 6, 2025. It will be a special kind of reunion, because numerous former teammates of the legendary FC Energie Cottbus team, who initiated the 2nd Bundesliga in the 2010/11 season, are expected. Petersen, who won the top scorer with 25 goals in this successful season, has a deeply rooted connection to the club with which he celebrated his professional debut.

The team, which caused a sensation under coach Pele Wollitz, scored a total of 120 goals in two seasons. The highlights of this time were spectacular matches, including a memorable 5: 5 against Karlsruher SC and a 5-0 win against SC Paderborn. This has shaped the fans forever and arouses many memories that are now supposed to revive at the upcoming meeting. The anticipation is great, especially among the confirmed participants such as Markus Brzenska, Dennis Sörensen, Jules Reimerink and several others, who will proudly bear the then unmistakable energy jersey again. Even Leonardo Bittencourt is currently asking Werder Bremen to take part in this special occasion.

another visit from Petersen

The return of Nils Petersen to the home of the late autumn synways is not a news, because he was already recovering last year. At the DFB Cup game against Werder Bremen on August 20, 2024, he was celebrated frenetically when he presented himself as an interview guest at "Sky". The fans expressed their support for the former player right, because Petersen played a significant part in the club's sporting success. In the 2010/11 season, he not only scored the most goals, but also led the team to the semi-finals of the DFB Cup after eliminating the Bundesliga club Freiburg, Wolfsburg and Hoffenheim.

His last visit to Cottbus before this fan festival took place six years ago when he was on the pitch for SC Freiburg. In the meantime, Petersen, which was also immortalized with its signature in the Energy Museum, has published a book and is also a co-owner of a Japanese restaurant in Hamburg. In addition to his culinary commitment, he studies sports management, which means that he does not have to lose sight of his stadium visits.

Nils Petersen - an impressive career

Petersen, born on December 6, 1988, began his professional career at Energie Cottbus and knew how to use his time with the Lausitzers sustainably. After moving in 2011 for 2.8 million euros to Bayern Munich, where he immediately became a hat-trick supplier, he also played for Werder Bremen and SC Freiburg. His successes are not only limited to the club career. He also made a name for himself internationally when he was part of the 2016 Olympic team and scored five goals in a single game. So he is the first and only German footballer with this remarkable record.

With great anticipation and warmth of the heart, the fans and former companions The THE are looking at the upcoming meeting in September. The spirit of past sporting successes will revive Nils Petersen and his teammates, while they reflect on the old days and exchange memories.