Kicker Statue

The Kicker Statue is a sculpture created by sculptor Josef Tabachnyk. It stands in front of the new building of the Kicker sport magazine at Badstraße in Nuremberg. It depicts a football player performing a bicycle kick, where the player performs a kick of the ball with his foot above his head. The statue was erected on 22nd May 2014 and Toni Schnell (business leader of the Olympia Publishing House), Josef Tabachnyk and numerous employees of the Kicker sport magazine were present. [1]

Kicker Statue
Kicker-Statue, artist Josef Tabachnyk, Nuremberg, 2014
ArtistJosef Tabachnyk
Year2014 (2014)
SubjectA footballer
Dimensions320 cm × 200 cm × 140 cm (130 in × 79 in × 55 in)
LocationNuremberg
Coordinates49.4491°N 11.0870°E / 49.4491; 11.0870

The green granite symbolises the football field, the k is the logo of the magazine Kicker. After overcoming the earth’s gravity, the dynamic figure of the football player The Bicycle Kicker floats in the air.

The measurements of the statue are 320x200x140 cm.

According to Josef Tabachnyk the ball rises to the peak of the foot, as it is above all “a symbol of the spirit of sport, the passion for the beauty of the game, the love of millions for this sport”.[2][3][4][5][6]

References
  1. Statue for the kicker
  2. article 'Der Nürnberger Kicker aus Bronze', newspaper 'Nürnberger Nachrichten', 23rd May 2014, page 11
  3. article 'Hommage an Eleganz und Kraft des Fußballs', newspaper 'Nürnberger Zeitung', 23rd May 2014, page 11
  4. Video: football player
  5. The Sporting Statues Project
  6. Nürnberg - Kunst im öffentlichen Raum
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