30,000: Claudio Pizarro reached an incredible milestone in the 14th minute of the game against Augsburg at the weekend: 30,000 minutes on the pitch in the Bundesliga. The 3-2 win was also his 235th in the top flight, equalling the record of Franz Beckenbauer. However, he still has a way to go to get to the top of this list, with Oliver Kahn on 310 Bundesliga victories. Pizarro is also chasing another record: the oldest player to start a Bundesliga game. The striker is currently the third-oldest in this respect after starting at the weekend, with Klaus Fichtel (43 years and 184 days) in first place. Pizarro isn’t sure about beating this record, but has second place in his sights. Another former Werder player currently sits in this position – Mirko Votava was 40 years and 225 days old when he last started a Bundesliga game. “I can do it, I’ll catch him,” said Pizarro. He’ll have his chance to do just that on the final day of the Bundesliga season (18/5/2019) against RB Leipzig at home.
