German fan with a passion

Meet Thorstin Stein

"I photograph empty football stadiums around the world."

Met up with German football fan, Thorstin Stein this morning at breakfast at Hotel Ibis Hua Mark.

"I'm here today, first time in Asia, in Thailand. I just love taking photo's of empty football stadiums. I collect them."

"Who for, the media?" I asked.

"No myself. I follow Borussia Munchengladbach in the German Second Division now."

I did mention that European loss to Kevin Keegan's Liverpool in the 70's.

"I also follow the German national team. To America, Italy and elsewhere."

"I was in Egypt, Cairo actually for the African Nations Cup and now I'm here."

"Fly out tomorrow at 5pm for Vietnam, two games there, back here to watch Australia and then on to Malaysia and the final in Indonesia."

"Best stadium you've photographed?"

"Hmmmn I think Sporting Braga in Portugal. It has this amazing rock formation at one end of the ground."

"What about Celtic Park?" The Mad Hoops fan asks.

"I've been there!"

Thorsten said he'll send me a few photo's for this blog, if he gets chance.

"I only do empty stadiums."

"That can be hard to do surely."

"It can." He smiled.

Somehow a man from Germany convinces me that he can get that shot of the empty stadium.

And with that I nipped to the stadium to take some photo's myself.