Renate Maxa ends 40 years of service to Austrian football club
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Renate Maxa of Bürmoos, Austria, ended her 40-year role as the cook and caretaker for the SV Bürmoos football club after a recent match.
For decades, Maxa was known as “Mama for all” within the club, starting her work in the canteen when her husband worked as the groundskeeper in the 1980s. She decided to retire due to health concerns, including a broken femur and hip replacement following a fall earlier in the year.
Players and club officials honored Maxa with a guard of honor and a “Laola wave” after the team’s 6-2 victory against Seekirchen Juniors. She described the players as “my boys,” noting she had known some of them since they were children and felt a strong connection to the team. The club had prepared for her eventual departure and found a replacement, which Maxa believes will ensure the quality of food continues.
As a final gesture of appreciation, SV Bürmoos gifted her a lifetime subscription to the club.
