Tobias Rau

Football player infobox
playername = Tobias Rau


fullname = Tobias Rau
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|12|31
cityofbirth = Braunschweig
countryofbirth = West Germany
height = height|meters=1.77
currentclub = Arminia Bielefeld
clubnumber = 8
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2000-2001
2001-2003
2003-2005
2005-
clubs = Eintracht Braunschweig
VfL Wolfsburg
Bayern Munich
Arminia Bielefeld
caps(goals) = 34 (0)
48 (1)
13 (0)
29 (0)
nationalyears = 2003-Present
nationalteam = Germany
nationalcaps(goals) = 7 (1)
pcupdate = 1 August 2008
ntupdate = 1 August 2008

Tobias Rau (born December 31, 1981 in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony) is a German footballer who currently plays as a defender for DSC Arminia Bielefeld. He played seven times for Germany, all in 2003, which included a goal in a 4-1 routing of Canada.

After debuting as a professional in the lower leagues with hometown Eintracht Braunschweig and moving to German Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg (2001-03), Rau caught the attention of league powerhouse FC Bayern Munich. However, several serious injuries and stiff competition from Frenchmen Willy Sagnol and Bixente Lizarazu restricted his chances to 13 league appearances (with a further 7 matches for the amateur side).

On July 2005, Rau moved to Arminia Bielefeld, where he also would only be used as a defensive backup.

External links

* [http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/rautobias/ Stats at Fussballdaten.de] de icon