- Moritz Volz
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Moritz Volz 
Personal information Full name Moritz Volz Date of birth 21 January 1983 Place of birth Siegen, West Germany Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position Right back Club information Current club FC St. Pauli Number 2 Youth career SpVgg Bürbach –1999 Schalke 04 1999–2000 Arsenal Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2004 Arsenal 0 (0) 2003 → Wimbledon (loan) 10 (1) 2004–2009 Fulham 125 (2) 2008–2009 → Ipswich Town (loan) 22 (0) 2010– FC St. Pauli 9 (0) National team 2003–2006 Germany U21 20 (0) 2004 Germany 0 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 July 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Moritz Volz (born 21 January 1983 in Siegen) is a German footballer currently playing for German Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli.[1]
Volz generally prefers to play at right-back, although he is comfortable at any defensive position and has played in midfield as well.
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Club career
Early career
Volz started his career in his native Germany at FC Schalke 04 before being spotted by Arsenal while playing for the German Youth team. He was offered a contract and joined the Gunners in the summer of 1999. Volz played twice for Arsenal, his debut coming in a League Cup defeat to Ipswich Town in 2000.[2] His other appearance came in another League Cup defeat to Sunderland two years later.[3] In February 2003, he was loaned out to Wimbledon, where he impressed by scoring on his debut against Brighton[4] and going on to make nine further appearances for the Dons. He returned from loan in the summer of the same year before joining Fulham, again on loan, in August 2003. The move was made permanent in January 2004.
Fulham
Volz attained cult-figure status with Fulham fans, in part due to his commitment and passion and to his community involvement,[5] but also because it was revealed that he rides his bicycle to home games. His terrace nicknames include '220 Volz', 'The Electrician', 'Mr Resistor' and 'The Lightbulb', although by far the most common with Fulham fans is the rather simple 'Volzy'. He is also nicknamed 'The Hoff' due to German stereotype he often refers to on his website. For the match against Aston Villa on Saturday 21 October 2006, he had 'The Hoff's name written on his boots for good luck, and promptly scored his first goal in three years.[6]
On 20 December 2006, he scored the 15,000th goal in Premier League history for Fulham against Chelsea.[7] Inevitably, this gave birth to the new nickname '15,000 Volz'. By scoring the goal, Volz was able to donate £15,000 to a charity of his choice. He donated the money in three equal parts to Kick 4 Life, The Prince's Trust and Fulham Football Club's Community charity.
On 28 August 2008, he signed for Ipswich Town on a season-long loan deal. He hoped to help Ipswich get promoted to the Premier League.[8]
On 1 July 2009, he was released from Fulham at the end of his contract and was praised by the club for his loyal service both on and off the pitch. He has remained at training with the club to regain fitness while he hunts for a new team, and has also done media work for ITV and papers, while studying.
On 2 January 2010, Volz got a trial with former club FC Schalke 04.[9] He joined the team at Chiclana de la Frontera for a training camp.[10]
FC St. Pauli
Volz joined FC St. Pauli on 15 June 2010, and signed a contract for two years.[11] He made his debut on 5 November 2010 against Schalke.
International career
Although Volz was not part of the German team that reached the semi-finals of the World Cup on home soil in 2006, he was an ever-present force in Dieter Eilts' successful under-21 side. He helped the team qualify for the European Championships in summer 2006. He is currently not in the National team pecking order for the right back position, with players like Heiko Westermann, Arne Friedrich and Philipp Lahm in front of him. While never being a mainstay for Germany, he was included in the squad for the 17 November 2004 game in Leipzig against Cameroon.[12]
Broadcasting
Volz has been a pundit on Setanta Sports, ESPN and ITV in the UK.
Career statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 2001–02 Arsenal Premier League 1 0 1 0 2002–03 1 0 1 0 2002–03 Wimbledon First Division 10 1 10 1 2003–04 Fulham Premier League 33 0 5 0 38 0 2004–05 31 0 2 1 3 0 36 1 2005–06 23 0 1 0 24 0 2006–07 29 2 4 1 1 0 34 3 2007–08 9 0 2 0 1 0 12 0 2008–09 Ipswich Town Championship 22 0 1 0 23 0 Germany League DFB-Pokal Premiere Ligapokal Europe Total 2010–11 FC St. Pauli Bundesliga 9 0 9 0 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 Total England 157 3 13 2 9 0 179 5 Total Germany 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Career total 166 3 13 2 9 0 188 5 Honours
References
- ^ "Moritz Volz verstärkt den FC St. Pauli" (in German). fcstpauli.com. http://www.fcstpauli.com/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=6692&menuid=57. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "Arsenal 1-2 Ipswich". BBC. 1 November 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/worthington_cup/1000608.stm. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ "Arsenal 2 Sunderland 3". Sporting Life. 6 November 2002. http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/sunderland/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/02/11/06/SOCCER_Arsenal.html&TEAMHD=sunderland&DIV=prem&TEAM=SUNDERLAND&RH=Sunderland&PREV_SEASON=2001. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ "Brighton 2–3 Wimbledon". BBC. 11 February 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/2707407.stm. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ "Reading Stars". Fulham FC. 18 May 2007. http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2007/May/ReadingStars.aspx. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "The Hoff Inspires Volz to Score". Archived from the original on 21 December 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20061221121510/http://www.footballersareidiots.co.uk/2006/10/25/the-hoff-inspires-volz-to-score/. Retrieved 25 October 2006.
- ^ "Premiership clockwatch". BBC. 30 December 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6219175.stm. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ Derek Davis (28 August 2008). "Volz signs for Town". Green 'Un. http://www.greenun24.co.uk/content/greenun/sport/football/championship/ipswich-town/story.aspx?brand=EADOnline&category=IpswichTownFC&tBrand=GreenUnOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=IPED28%20Aug%202008%2014%3A39%3A53%3A360. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- ^ "S04-Profis treffen in Spanien ein – mit Rafinha und Moritz Volz" (in German). FC Schalke 04. 2 January 2010. http://www.schalke04.de/aktuell/news/einzelansicht/artikel/s04-profis-treffen-in-spanien-ein-mit-rafinha-und-moritz-volz.html. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Schalke testet Volz" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 2 January 2010. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/34319/schalke-testet-volz.html. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Volz zu St. Pauli" (in German). sport1.de. 15 June 2010. http://www.sport1.de/de/fussball/fussball_bundesliga/newspage_249639.html. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "St. Pauli verpflichtet England-Legionär Volz" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 15 June 2010. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/st-pauli-verpflichtet-england-legionaer-volz/news/anzeigen_41141.html. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Moritz Volz". Fulham FC. http://www.fulhamfc.com/MatchAndTeam/PlayerProfiles/ProfileDetails/MoritzVolz.aspx?career=true.[dead link]
External links
Germany squad – 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 
FC St. Pauli – current squad 1 Pliquett · 2 Volz · 3 Sobiech · 4 Morena (c) · 5 Zambrano · 6 Funk · 7 Hennings · 8 Bruns · 9 Ebbers · 10 Takyi · 11 Gunesch · 13 Tschauner · 14 Slišković · 16 Thorandt · 17 Boll · 18 Kruse · 19 Sağlık · 20 Schachten · 22 Bartels · 23 Naki · 24 Rothenbach · 25 Schindler · 27 Kalla · 30 Daube · 31 Herber · 33 Springer · 34 Schenk · 35 Filipovic · Manager: Schubert
Categories:- 1983 births
- People from Siegen
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- German footballers
- Germany under-21 international footballers
- German expatriate footballers
- German expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Expatriate footballers in England
- FC Schalke 04 players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Wimbledon F.C. players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- FC St. Pauli players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
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