While injuries had already started to restrict his playing time at Borussia Dortmund, Christian Nerlinger would have had high hopes of reviving his career with Rangers when making the switch in 2001, but he would spend more time on the sidelines in Scotland than on a football pitch. It should not be forgotten that Nerlinger won the SPL and Scottish Cup in a three-year stay with Rangers, but for someone who had arrived from the Bundesliga having enjoyed a fruitful spell at Bayern Munich before three years at Dortmund, 18 league starts in three years was not enough. It was a sad demise for a player who had scored 27 goals in 156 appearances at Bayern and while his final season was the most productive in terms of match action, it was the one year he did not win any silverware, which summed up his impact in Glasgow.
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