At the end of an extraordinary week in which he tied the knot, Jackson Irvine's love affair with St Pauli was completed when the Socceroo captain led them to a triumph that ensures they return to the German top-flight as Bundesliga 2 champions.
The Socceroo and his Australian national team colleague Connor Metcalfe were caught up in ecstatic scenes on Sunday as they enjoyed a 2-1 triumph at Wehen Wiesbaden on the final day of the season to lift the second-tier crown.
Enjoying an assist in their comeback win before being chaired aloft by his team's passionate fans put the seal on a landmark week for 31-year-old Irvine, who got married in midweek in Denmark to his fiancee Jemilla Pir just days after St Pauli sealed their promotion back to the Bundesliga after 13 years.
