- Carsten Jancker
Football player infobox
playername= Carsten Jancker
fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|8|28
cityofbirth =Grevesmühlen
countryofbirth =East Germany
height = height|m = 1.93
currentclub =SV Mattersburg
clubnumber = 8
position = Striker
youthyears = 1981–1986
1986–1991
1991–1993
youthclubs =TSG Wismar Hansa Rostock
FC Köln II
years = 1993–1995
1995–1996
1996–2002
2002–2004
2004–2006
2006 2007–
clubs =1. FC Köln Rapid Wien FC Bayern Munich Udinese 1. FC Kaiserslautern Shanghai Shenhua SV Mattersburg
caps(goals) = 005 0(1)
024 0(7)
143 (48)
036 0(2)
030 0(5)
007 0(0)
050 (15)
nationalyears = 1993–1994 1998–2002
nationalteam = Germany U-21 Germany
nationalcaps(goals) = 002 0(0) 033 (10)
pcupdate =August 7 2008
ntupdate =November 5 2007 Carsten Jancker (born
August 28 ,1974 inGrevesmühlen ,East Germany ) is a German professional footballer who plays for Austrian sideSV Mattersburg . He played for Germany at Euro 2000 and the2002 FIFA World Cup and has earned 33 caps, scoring 10 goals, for his country.A
striker , Jancker is physically very large for a footballer, standing at m to ft in|1.93. His height and strength have proved to be an advantage when playing as atarget man , as displayed during his most successful days atBayern Munich . Jancker was known for being an unusual center striker, being weak in the air despite his huge frame, but showing a surprising control of the ball, especially featuring a polished back-to-the-goal game, and a touch for scoring with his hard right-footed shot.Jancker started his career as a trainee at
Hansa Rostock before making his Bundesliga debut in 1993 with1. FC Köln . At the age of 21, he was transferred to Rapid Vienna, scoring fourteen goals including seven in theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup to finish as the tournament's top scorer. Thanks to this impressive performance, Jancker spent only one season with the Austrian club before being brought back to Germany to play forBayern Munich .Jancker's time at Bayern between 1996 and 2002 was the best period of his career, a spell which included four Bundesliga titles and victory in the 2001
UEFA Champions League . At Bayern, Jancker was partnered with the Brazilian inside-forwardGiovane Elber , often rated as one of the Bundesliga's best attacking players. His performances alongside Elber caught the eye of German national coachErich Ribbeck , who included Jancker in his international squad forEuro 2000 .Instantly recognisable to European football fans, the invariably shaven-headed forward has generally failed to replicate his club form when playing for Germany. A possible explanation for his poorly-regarded international performances might be that the German national team lacks a skilful strike partner in the Elber mould. Whatever the reason, Jancker has never impressed for Germany; although he was included in
Rudi Völler 's squad for the2002 FIFA World Cup , he was dropped from the team shortly after the tournament and has never since been recalled. His German international scoring record currently stands at ten goals in 33 games.Jancker left Bayern for Italian side Udinese in 2002, but the move was not a success; over two seasons and 35 games, the forward registered only two goals. Jancker was said to be “too slow and predictable for Serie A” by one soccer website. In 2004 Jancker returned to Germany with Kaiserslautern and showed a slight improvement in form, netting five times in 25 games. Following relegation of Kaiserslautern, Jancker signed with
Shanghai Shenhua in May 2006.After poor performances, he was dropped in October, and agreed to join
SV Mattersburg in the winter transfer window. [cite web | url = http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=478932.html | title = Jancker agrees Mattersburg deal | publisher = uefa.com | date =2006-11-15 | accessdate = 2008-05-01]Honours
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Austrian Bundesliga : 1996
* Bundesliga: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001
*DFB Liga-Pokal : 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
*DFB Pokal : 1998, 2000; Runner-up: 1999
* Champions League: 2001; Runner-up: 1999
* Intercontinental Cup: 2001
*UEFA Under-16 Championship : Runner-up 1991
* Cup Winners' Cup: Runner-up: 1996
*European Super Cup : Runner-up: 2001
* World Cup: Runner-up: 2002References
External links
* [http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/janckercarsten/ Career stats at Fussballdaten] de icon
* [http://web.svm-fan.net/kader.php?m=20&k_id=1&id=170&PHPSESSID=e55844430838f0e945bf4f6d8d8fe7b5 Profile at SV Mattersburg] de icon
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