Jurgen Klinsmann’s son suffers broken neck while playing in Italy’s second division

SportFootballJurgen Klinsmann’s son suffers broken neck while playing in Italy’s second divisionJonathan Klinsmann broke his neck while playing for Italian club Cesena over the weekendAp Correspondent Monday 20 April 2026 16:39 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2961236","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/jonathan-klinsmann-broken-neck-cesena-italy-b2961236.html","title":"Jurgen Klinsmann’s son suffers broken neck while playing in Italy’s second division"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-9390","index":0}Jonathan Klinsmann (pictured) broke his neck on Saturday (Getty)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Jonathan Klinsmann, the goalkeeper for Italian second-tier side Cesena and son of former Germany striker Jurgen Klinsmann, is currently recovering from a broken ne...