Hoffenheim signs Belgian keeper Casteels
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Aug. 1, 2011 1:00 a.m. ET
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Hoffenheim has signed Belgium Under-19 goalkeeper Koen Casteels for an undisclosed fee from Belgian club Genk.
The 19-year-old has penned a four-year contract, the Bundesliga outfit announced on its website Monday.
"We are pleased that we could secure the services of Koen Casteels, a highly talented young goalkeeper,'' general manager Ernst Tanner told www.achtzehn99.de.
"He is recognised as one of the top talents in Europe.''
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Hoffenheim is going into the new season under a new coach, Holger Stanislawski.
It hopes to improve on its lackluster performance last season, when it finished 11th in the 18-team Bundesliga.
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