Alexander Schwolow stands 6ft 3in tall. It’s no surprise then that he’s a goalkeeper and the 33-year-old has joined Heart of Midothian FC after making over 200 appearances in the highly-competitive Bundesliga.

Schwolow has signed a two-year deal with the Gorgie club and is a free agent following his departure from Union Berlin during the summer close season.

Of course, the Jambos goalkeeping squad has been hit by injuries and that has forced the hand of head coach, Derek Mcinnes.

He emerged through the SC Freiburg programme and made his senior debut in 2014 before being loaned out. He returned to Freiburg and was their No 1 for four seasons in the German top tier before a move to Hertha Berlin.

He then went on loan to Shalke 04 but moved on to Union and was part of the squad which took

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