Manuel Zeitz

Manuel Zeitz

Personal information
Date of birth	August 1, 1990 (1990-08-01) (age 21)
Place of birth	Germany
Height	180 cm
Playing position	Central midfielder
Club information
Current club	1. FC Nuremberg
Number	28
Youth career
1994–2004	SC Großrosseln
2004–2008	1. FC Saarbrücken
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008–2011	1. FC Saarbrücken	90	(25)
2011–	1. FC Nuremberg II	13	(1)
2011–	1. FC Nuremberg	0	(0)
National team‡
2010–	Germany U-20	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 28, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 7, 2011

Manuel Zeitz (born August 1, 1990) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. FC Nuremberg.

Career

Zeitz joined 1. FC Saarbrücken in 2004, having previously played for SC Großrosseln, and made his debut for the club in the Oberliga Südwest during the 2008–09 season. Saarbrücken won the league this year, and promotion to the Regionalliga West, and Zeitz established himself as a key player, scoring 11 goals in 32 matches as the club won the title, and a second consecutive promotion. He has been an ever-present in Saarbrücken's first half-season in the 3rd Liga, and was named as the best defensive midfielder in the league for this period by the magazine Kicker. He signed for 1. FC Nuremberg at the start of the 2011-12 season.

International career

Zeitz has been capped twice for Germany's under-20 team, making his debut on September 6, 2010 against Switzerland.

Honours

• Oberliga Südwest (V): 2009
• Regionalliga West (IV): 2010

External links

• Manuel Zeitz at fussballdaten.de (German)

Persondata
Name	Zeitz, Manuel
Alternative names
Short description	German footballer
Date of birth	August 1, 1990
Place of birth	Germany
Date of death
Place of death