Schalke keeper Hildebrand to leave at season end


FC Schalke 04 goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand reacts during their Champions League soccer match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in London November 6, 2013. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

BERLIN (Reuters) - Schalke 04 will not extend the contract of keeper Timo Hildebrand with the former Germany international set to leave at the end of the season.

The 34-year-old Hildebrand, who joined as an emergency replacement to injured Ralf Faehrmann in 2011, has lost his starting spot halfway through the current season after his younger teammate fully recovered from his serious knee injury.

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