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Michael Rensing 
Rensing playing for Bayern MunichPersonal information Full name Michael Rensing Date of birth 14 May 1984 Place of birth Lingen, West Germany Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club 1. FC Köln Number 1 Youth career 1988–2000 TuS Lingen 2000–2002 Bayern Munich Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2002–2007 Bayern Munich II 114 (0) 2003–2010 Bayern Munich 53 (0) 2011– 1. FC Köln 24 (0) National team‡ 2004–2006 Germany U-21 18 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2009Michael Rensing (born 14 May 1984 in Lingen, Lower Saxony) is a German footballer who currently plays for 1. FC Köln.
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Club career
Early career
Born of a German father and a Serbian mother,[1] Rensing joined Bayern in 2000 from TuS Lingen, and went on to develop his talent in the club's youth sides.
He spent the 2002–03 season in the German Regionalliga with Bayern's reserve side, and won a place in the UEFA Champions League squad at the start of the following campaign as he moved up the Bayern pecking order to become Oliver Kahn's deputy.
Bayern Munich
Rensing made his Bundesliga debut on 21 February 2004, playing the entire 90 minutes of the 1–0 home win against Hamburg. He also kept a clean sheet in his second match against Schalke 04.
Rensing saw action in six Bundesliga games in the 2005–06 season, and saw his first Champions League nod for an injured Oliver Kahn against Milan on 21 February 2006 (Milan keeper Dida was injured during the match, so both sides finished with reserve goalkeepers in goal), which ended in a 1–1 draw. On 15 April 2006, Rensing was involved in a strange incident prior to a match against Arminia Bielefeld. He took a warm-up shot that struck goalkeeper Oliver Kahn blackening his eye and forcing him to sit out the game. Rensing played in Kahn's place and Bayern went on to win the contest 2–0.[2][3]
As Kahn moved towards the end of his career, Rensing gradually received more playing time, covering for Kahn in his final 2007–08 season on 17 occasions. Following Kahn's retirement in 2008, Rensing was given a chance as Bayern's first-choice goalkeeper, but was unable to cement his spot. Following a poor start to the 2009-10 season, his experienced teammate Hans-Jörg Butt replaced him as the Bavarian club's first-choice goalkeeper. Although Rensing made a half-time substitute appearance for the unwell Butt in a 3–2 win at Werder Bremen on 23 January 2010 and made three appearances in the DFB-Pokal, Bayern opted not to renew his contract at the end of the season.
In November 2010 Rensing joined Leicester City on trial[4] but rejected the subsequent contract offer.[5]
1. FC Köln
On 21 December 2010, Rensing moved to 1. FC Köln on a six month contract.[6] Following his half-season at 1. FC Köln, Rensing was voted the No.3 keeper in Germany by Kicker sports magazine.[7] Due to his strong performance, Rensing's contract with 1. FC Köln was extended two years to 2013.
International career
Having been Germany's number one goalkeeper at the U-19 level, Rensing joined the hosts' squad at the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals, although he did not get off the bench. However, he had since become the first choice at U-21, helping his team qualify for the 2006 Euro Under-21 Championship. He is eligible to play both for the Germany and Serbia national football team.
Career statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals FC Bayern Munich 2003–04 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2004–05 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 2005–06 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 2006–07 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 2007–08 10 0 1 0 6 0 17 0 2008–09 26 0 4 0 7 0 37 0 2009–10 4 0 3 0 0 0 7 0 Total 53 0 12 0 15 0 80 0 1. FC Köln 2010–11 17 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 2011–12 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Career total 77 0 12 0 15 0 104 0 Statistics accurate as of 16 October 2011[8]
Honours
Club
Bayern Munich
- Fußball-Bundesliga: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10
- DFB-Pokal: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010
- Liga-Pokal: 2007
- Fußball-Regionalliga: 2004
- U-17 Bundesliga: 2001
- U-19 Bundesliga: 2002
References
- ^ "Bayern in Belgrade". fc-redstar.net. 24 October 2007. http://www.fc-redstar.net/newscontent.aspx?cultureID=1&ID=1371&News=1371. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ^ "Bayern Munich vs Arminia Bielefeld". guardian.co.uk. 15 April 2006. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/match/3030735. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ "Bayern Stay Four Clear". sportinglife.com. http://www.sportinglife.com/football/overseas/germany/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed/06/04/15/SOCCER_Ger-Bayern_Nightlead.html. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ "Foxes look at Rensing". Sky Sports. 1 November 2010. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_6480874,00.html. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ "Jobless Rensing Rejects Leicester City". FOCUS. 9 November 2010. http://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga1/bundesliga-arbeitsloser-rensing-sagt-leicester-city-ab_aid_570196.html. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- ^ "FC verpflichtet Michael Rensing [FC signs Michael Rensing]" (in German). 1. FC Köln. 21 December 2010. http://www.fc-koeln.de/index.php?id=3103&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=6170&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2327. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ "Schalke profit from Bayern's desire". ESPN Soccernet. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story/_/id/926413/schalke-profit-from-bayern%27s-desire?cc=5901. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ "1. FC Köln". bundesliga.de. http://www.bundesliga.de/en/liga/clubs/1-fc-koeln/index.php. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
External links
- Michael Rensing at fussballdaten.de (German)
Germany squad – 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 
1. FC Köln – current squad 1 Rensing · 2 Brečko · 3 Jemal · 4 Eichner · 5 Riether · 6 Pezzoni · 7 Freis · 8 Petit · 10 Podolski · 11 Novakovič · 12 Andrezinho · 13 Lanig · 14 Ioniţă · 15 Peszko · 17 Sereno · 18 Makino · 19 Jajalo · 20 Chihi · 21 Geromel (c) · 22 Varvodić · 23 McKenna · 24 Schwabke · 25 Matuszczyk · 26 Horn · 27 Clemens · 28 Roshi · 29 Buchtmann · 31 Uth · 38 Kialka · Manager: Solbakken
Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Lingen
- German footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- 1. FC Köln players
- FC Bayern Munich players
- FC Bayern Munich II players
- Germany under-21 international footballers
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- German people of Serbian descent
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