'On the Podium' with Jonas Hofmann | Werkself Magazine #55

Jonas, tell us your three…

… favourite nursery rhymes that you play to your nine-month-old son?

1. "Pat-a-cake"
2. "Meine Hände sind verschwunden" ("My hands have disappeared")
3. "Out of the Woods" by Taylor Swift, that always gets him to sleep immediately

… best moments of your career!

1. Bundesliga title with Bayer 04
2. DFB Pokal win with Bayer 04
3. My first Bundesliga goal in 2013 for Dortmund

… teammates who have most impressed you!

1. Florian Wirtz
2. Granit Xhaka
3. Robert Lewandowski

… things you talk about most besides sport!

1. Obviously children at the moment
2. The future in general
3. The Podcast episodes of Markus Lanz and Richard David Precht

… favourite musicians!

1. Wolfgang Petry
2. Bad Bunny
3. Coldplay

… Bayer 04 teammates with the best fashion sense!

1. Mark Flekken
2. Yours truly
3. Janis Blaswich

… qualities that you'd like to have from your teammates!

1. The speed of Ernest Poku
2. The left foot of Alejandro Grimaldo
3. The heading strength of Patrik Schick

… careers that you could've imagined for yourself had you not become a footballer!

1. Golfer
2. Handballer
3. Astronaut

… opposition goal songs that annoy you the most!

1. Obviously the "Trömmelche" at Köln
2. Generally all of them, because it means a goal's been scored against us
3. The "Rama Lama Ding Dong" at Wolfsburg

… favourite holiday destinations!

1. Tanzania
2. Seychelles
3. Canada – with the motorhome

... most important tips you'd give to young players!

1. Try to keep your mind clear
2. Be brave
3. Stay humble

… international clubs you would've loved to play for!

1. FC Barcelona
2. The two Milan clubs
3. Manchester United

… coaches who impressed and influenced you the most before your time at Bayer 04!

1. Kloppo
2. Daniel Farke
3. David Wagner