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Martin Meichelbeck Personal information Full name Martin Meichelbeck Date of birth 21 November 1976 Place of birth Bamberg, West Germany Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) Playing position Defender Youth career 1983–1992 FC Baunach 1992–1993 1. FC Nuremberg 1993–1995 1. FC Bamberg Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1995–1996 1. FC Bamberg 1996–1998 SpVgg Jahn Forchheim 1998–2000 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 35 (5) 2000–2008 VfL Bochum 126 (9) 2003–2007 → VfL Bochum II 4 (0) 2008–2010 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 7 (0) National team‡ 2002 Germany B 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 May 2011Martin Meichelbeck (born 21 November 1976) is a retired German football defender.[1][2]
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Career
Meichelbeck is born in Bamberg (Franconia). His first football club was FC Baunach. He played one season in the youth team of professional club 1. FC Nuremberg. The next clubs were 1. FC Bamberg and SpVgg Jahn Forchheim.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
The professional career of Meichelbeck started at 2. Bundesliga club SpVgg Greuther Fürth in 1998. At this point he decided to start a professional football career. He was still studying Medicine till that time. Meichelbeck played for SpVgg Greuther Fürth till 2000.
VfL Bochum
In 2000 Meichelbeck moved to VfL Bochum. Meichelbeck is the player who has played the most matches for VfL Bochum in the 2007–08 squad. Highlights of this period are his one UEFA Cup match with VfL Bochum against Standard Liège and one match with the German Team 2006. He also relegated and promoted twice with his club. In his professional career Meichelbeck has gotten only one red card.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
In 2008 Meichelbeck return to SpVgg Greuther Fürth for two seasons.
Statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Germany League DFB-Pokal Premiere Ligapokal Europe Total 1995–96 1. FC Bamberg Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken — — — 1996–97 SpVgg Jahn Forchheim Oberliga Bayern — — — 1997–98 — — — 1998–99 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2. Bundesliga 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0 1999–00 29 5 2 0 — — 31 5 2000–01 VfL Bochum Bundesliga 19 0 4 0 — — 23 0 2001–02 2. Bundesliga 17 2 1 0 — — 18 2 2002–03 Bundesliga 22 0 3 0 — — 25 0 2003–04 12 3 0 0 0 0 — 12 3 2004–05 22 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 1 2005–06 2. Bundesliga 20 3 1 1 — — 21 4 2006–07 Bundesliga 9 0 2 0 — — 11 0 2007–08 5 0 1 0 — — 6 0 2003–04 VfL Bochum II Oberliga Westfalen 3 0 — — — 3 0 2007–08 1 0 — — — 1 0 2008–09 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2. Bundesliga 4 0 1 0 — — 5 0 2009–10 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0 Total Germany 16 1 0 0 1 0 Career total 16 1 0 0 1 0 Personal
Meichelbeck is often seen as a not very stereotypical football player. He is studying Social Behaviour Science at the FernUniversität Hagen. He had eleven years piano lessons and is still a devoted piano player in his free time.
References
- ^ "Martin Meichelbeck" (in German). fussballdaten.de. http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/meichelbeckmartin/. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "Meichelbeck, Martin" (in German). Kicker. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/vereine/2-bundesliga/2009-10/spvgg-greuther-fuerth-82/22028/spieler_martin-meichelbeck.html. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
External links
- Martin Meichelbeck at fussballdaten.de (German)
Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- German footballers
- Germany B international footballers
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
- VfL Bochum players
- VfL Bochum II players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
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