Defender Zak currently plays for Chesterfield on loan from Shrewsbury Town. He has represented Scotland U17, U19 and U21 levels.
The Daily Drool: Zak Jules
13 SepThomas Hitzlsperger Comes Out
8 JanThomas Hitzlsperger, who retired in September 2013 has revealed that he is gay. The 31 year old central midfielder played in the EPL (Aston Villa, West Ham, Everton), Serie A (Lazio), Bundesliga (Wolfsburg, Stuttgart) and League 2 (Chesterfield). He represented Germany at the U19 (as captain), U21 and senior levels.
His Germany teammate Lukas Podolski tweeted “”Brave and right decision. Respect, Thomas Hitzlsperger. His outing is a important sign in our time.” Many others including his former club, Aston Villa, have expressed their support. I look forward to a day when this will no longer be such big news. I admire & wholeheartedly support Thomas’s decision to come forward. This has got to be a relief for him. I hope that many others will follow.
Thanks to watishista Tali for sending in the news.
– Lozil