Marcell Jansen

Marcell Jansen

Personal information
Full name	Marcell Jansen
Date of birth	4 November 1985 (1985-11-04) (age 26)
Place of birth	Mönchengladbach, West Germany
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Left winger/Left wingback
Club information
Current club	Hamburger SV
Number	7
Youth career
0000–1993	SV Mönchengladbach
1993–2004	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2007	Borussia Mönchengladbach	73	(5)
2007–2008	Bayern Munich	17	(0)
2008–	Hamburger SV	60	(11)
2009–	Hamburger SV II	1	(0)
National team‡
2004–2005	Germany U21	4	(1)
2005–	Germany	36	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:13, 6 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:52, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Marcell Jansen (German pronunciation: [maʁˈsɛl ˈjansən]; born 4 November 1985 in Mönchengladbach, West Germany) is a German footballer who plays as a left winger or left wingback for Hamburger SV and the German national team. He is well known for his accurate crossing and pace, despite his tall stature. Jansen has represented his country on 35 occasions so far, scoring three times showing up as a left back. On occasions, he has even played as a striker, a term declaring his versatility.

Career

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Joining Borussia Mönchengladbach from local SV Lürrip in 1994, Jansen was already capped various times for Germany on youth level when then Mönchengladbach manager Ewald Lienen appointed him to act as an unused substitute in a Bundesliga fixture of the club against Hannover 96 (0-2) in September 2003. Ironically that remained Ewald Lienen's final game in charge of Mönchengladbach and Jansen had to go on playing for the U-19 of the club. The start of the 2004–05 season saw the player gaining senior status, getting his games with the U-23 of the club in the fourth German division under manager Horst Köppel. A change of manager in Borussia Mönchengladbach's professional squad saw Dick Advocaat taking charge and soon after the Dutchman relied on Jansen, giving the left-footed defender the opportunity to debut in Mönchengladbach's first team in an away fixture at Hertha BSC (0-6) in December 2004. When the result turned out to become a disaster in the second-half, Jansen even caused a foul inside the box, resulting in a penalty. However, Dick Advocaat kept faith in him despite this rather uninspiring debut. An injury that sidelined Borussia Mönchengladbach's skipper Christian Ziege in winter training worked out Jansen's big first-team opportunity. A string of impressive performances later he was even able to keep newly signed Belgian international Filip Daems (Ziege's proposed replacement) off the starting berth on left-back and enjoyed a bright debut season in the professional game, winning a key role for the German U21 as well.

His second season in the professional game worked out to be an even bigger success for the lanky starlet. Helping his club to a comfortable season without any relegation fear, Jansen signed a new three-year deal with Borussia Mönchengladbach after several big European sides had begun to scout him extensively then.

Bayern Munich

Regarded as a key player at his club already, Mönchengladbach fan favourite Jansen had been the subject of inquiries of other clubs (most notably Barcelona, Arsenal as well as fellow Bundesliga outfits Bayern Munich and Hamburg) throughout the summer months of 2006 with new Mönchengladbach manager Jupp Heynckes rebuffing all of them consequently in no time, explaining the player was not for sale. Nevertheless, Jansen moved in July 2007 to Bayern Munich for a fee of about €10 million.^[1]

Hamburg

In August 2008, Hamburg announced the signing of Jansen for a fee of €8 million.^[2] At Hamburg, his primary role is a left winger.

International career

World Cup 2006

Jansen previously played for Germany at under-21 level and was called up to the senior side for a friendly against Slovakia on 3 September 2005 in Bratislava. He made his debut in that match, coming on as a half-time substitute for Thomas Hitzlsperger as Germany lost 2-0. After appearing in further internationals for Germany, Jansen was subsequently named in the final 23-man German squad for the 2006 World Cup. He initially started out as first-choice on the left with usual left back Philipp Lahm being moved to right back to accommodate him. After some below-par performances prior to the tournament, Klinsmann benched him and put Lahm in at left back again. With Lahm in good form, Jansen was restricted to only one appearance throughout the tournament, Germanys bronze medal winning match against Portugal.

Euro 2008

He eventually earned a recall for several Euro 2008 qualifiers, including the 6-0 hammering of San Marino, in which he scored his first international goal. He was part of Joachim Löw's squad for the main tournament, and after playing the full 90 minutes in the 2-0 win against first group opponent Poland, he was then benched in Germanys 2-1 loss in the second group game against Croatia, and only came on as a substitute against Portugal in the quarter final, against Turkey in the semi final and in Germanys 1-0 loss against Spain in the final.

World Cup 2010

Jansen was injured prior to the World Cup in South Africa, but he was still called up by Löw for Germanys squad. He came on as substitute in the matches against Ghana, Argentina and Spain. He played in the starting lineup and scored in the 3-2 2010 World Cup third place win for Germany against Uruguay.

Germanys first competetive game after the World Cup, a 1-0 win in a Euro 2012 qualifying match against Belgium was his last international appearance.

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2 June 2007	Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany	San Marino	2-0	6-0	Euro 2008 Q
2	28 March 2009	Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany	Liechtenstein	2-0	4-0	2010 WCQ
3	10 July 2010	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Uruguay	2-2	3-2	2010 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Club

• Bayern Munich
  • Bundesliga: 2007-08
  • DFB-Pokal: 2008
  • DFB-Ligapokal: 2007

National Team

• FIFA Confederations Cup Third Place: 2005
• FIFA World Cup Third Place: 2006
• UEFA European Football Championship Runner-up: 2008
• FIFA World Cup Third place: 2010

Career statistics

As of 6 August 2011 (2011 -08-06)^[update]

All-Time Club Performance

Club	Season	Domestic League		Domestic Cup		European Competition		All Competitions
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Borussia Mönchengladbach	2004–05	18	1	0	0	-	-	18	1
	2005–06	32	3	1	0	-	-	33	3
	2006–07	23	1	1	0	-	-	24	1
	Total	73	5	2	0	-	-	75	5
Bayern Munich	2007–08	17	0	3	0	10	0	30	0
	Total	17	0	3	0	10	0	30	0
Hamburg	2008–09	25	3	4	1	10	1	39	5
	2009–10	18	6	1	1	8	3	27	10
	2010–11	16	2	1	0	-	-	17	2
	2011–12	1	0	1	0	-	-	2	0
	Total	60	11	7	2	18	4	85	17
Career Total		150	16	12	2	28	4	187	22

References

1. ^ "FC Bayern holt Nationalspieler Marcell Jansen" (in German). sueddeutsche.de. 24 May 2007. http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/190/380993/text/. Retrieved 30 June 2009. 
2. ^ "Marcell Jansen moves north". Club news. Bundesliga. 27 August 2008. http://www.bundesliga.de/en/liga/news/2008/meldung.php?f=105049.php. Retrieved 28 August 2008. 

External links

• Official website (German)
• Marcel Jansen at transfermarkt.de (German)
• Marcel Jansen at fussballdaten.de (German)

Persondata
Name	Jansen, Marcell
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	4 November 1985
Place of birth	Mönchengladbach, West Germany
Date of death
Place of death