Christian Bickel

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Christian Bickel
2021-05-29 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig gegen Chemnitzer FC (Finale Wernesgruner Sachsenpokal 2020-21) by Sandro Halank-087.jpg
Bickel in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-01-27) 27 January 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Bad Langensalza, Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
BW 91 Bad Frankenhausen
Youth career
Fortuna Gräfentonna
FSV Wacker 03 Gotha
–2009 Rot-Weiß Erfurt
2009–2010 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 SC Freiburg II 58 (24)
2011–2013 SC Freiburg 0 (0)
2012Jahn Regensburg (loan) 3 (0)
2013–2014 Energie Cottbus 31 (1)
2013 Energie Cottbus II 1 (1)
2014–2015 Hansa Rostock 44 (12)
2015–2018 SC Paderborn 36 (2)
2017–2018VfL Osnabrück (loan) 7 (0)
2018–2020 FSV Zwickau 22 (0)
2020–2022 Chemnitzer FC 33 (8)
2022– BW 91 Bad Frankenhausen
International career
2010 Germany U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2022

Christian Bickel (born 27 January 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays for amateur club BW 91 Bad Frankenhausen as a midfielder.

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Bickel was born in Bad Langensalza. Before joining Hansa Rostock, he played for SC Freiburg.

Career

Early career

After playing youth football for Rot-Weiß Erfurt, Bickel joined SC Freiburg aged 18, having been scouted at a competition. [1] He became a regular player for their reserve team in the 2010–11 season, scoring 19 goals in 32 games in the Regionalliga Süd and was awarded a professional contract at the end of the season. [2] [3] On 28 September 2011, having scored 4 goals in 7 games for the reserve team so far that season, Bickel signed a new contract with Freiburg, valid until 2014. [4] On 1 February 2012, Bickel joined 3. Liga club SSV Jahn Regensburg on loan until the end of the season. [5] He made three appearances for the club as they were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga. [6]

Energie Cottbus

On 2 January 2013, he joined Energie Cottbus of the 2. Bundesliga on a free transfer, signing a contract until summer 2015. [7] He had previously had a trial at the club in October the previous year. [7]

Hansa Rostock

On 21 May 2014, Bickel returned to the 3. Liga, signing for Hansa Rostock on a three-year contract. [8]

SC Paderborn

On 20 August 2015, Bickel signed for SC Paderborn on a two-year contract with the option for a further year. [9]

In June 2017, Bickel joined VfL Osnabrück on a season-long loan. [10] The following month, Bickel tore his anterior cruciate ligament in a 4–0 defeat to Wehen Wiesbaden. [11]

On 16 May 2018, it was announced that Bickel's Paderborn contract had been terminated by mutual consent. [12]

FSV Zwickau

In summer 2018, Bickel joined FSV Zwickau on a contract until June 2021. [13]

Having failed to play for the club thus far during the 2019–20 season, Bickel attempted to find a loan move elsewhere during the winter transfer window, but no transfer materialised for him. [14] [15] He made 2 substitute appearances for the club later in the season. [15]

Chemnitzer FC

In July 2020, Bickel's contract with Zwickau was terminated and he signed for Regionalliga Nordost club Chemnitzer FC. [16] He scored on his debut for the club in a 3–0 Saxony Cup semi-final win over Inter Leipzig in August 2020, [17] and he also played in the 2–1 victory over FC Eilenburg in the final later that month, despite having already been eliminated from the competition at the quarter-final stage with FSV Zwickau. [18] [19] Bickel was awarded the ARD Sportschau's Goal of the Month award for October 2020, for a strike from 47 meters against Berliner AK 07 in the Regionalliga Nordost. [20] [21] The league season was suspended in November 2020 however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Bickel having scored 6 goals in 11 games, and in March 2020 it was announced that the season would not be resumed. [22] [23] In February 2021, his contract was extended to include the 2021–22 season. [24] He suffered from COVID-19 during April 2021. [18]

Bickel was diagnosed with pericarditis in June 2021, but was able to return to first-team training in August. [25]

In his final match for Chemnitz, the Saxony Cup final against Chemie Leipzig in May 2022, Bickel scored the winning goal in Chemnitz's 2–1 victory with a strike from 20 yards. [26]

In summer 2022, Bickel joined amateur side BW 91 Bad Frankenhausen. [27] [28] As of March 2025, he was both a player and a youth coach at the club. [1]

Style of play

He plays largely as a central midfielder but can also play as a winger. [17]


Personal life

Bickel was married to his wife Veronika in June 2014. [2] As of August 2020, they have two children. [17]

References

  1. 1 2 Fernschild, Sebastian (19 March 2025). ""Dopingkontrolle mit Real-Madrid-Legende"". Thüringische Landeszeitung (in German). Retrieved 6 April 2025 via PressReader.
  2. 1 2 "Nach den Flitterwochen startet ein Thüringer in Rostock durch". Nordkurier (in German). 30 June 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  3. "Konfusion ums Telefon: Pouplin ist sauer". kicker.de (in German). 9 June 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  4. Zocher, Thomas (28 September 2011). "Bickel signs on for Freiburg". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  5. "Jahn bekommt Bickel, aber keine Punkte". kicker.de (in German). 1 February 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  6. "Der Jahn in Liga zwei: Droht nach der Feier der Kater?". kicker.de (in German). 15 May 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  7. 1 2 "FC Energie verpflichtet Christian Bickel". Niederlausitz aktuell (in German). 2 January 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  8. "Hansa: Bickel bindet sich bis 2017". kicker.de (in German). 21 May 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  9. "Christian Bickel verstärkt das Mittelfeld des SCP". NW Sport (in German). 20 August 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  10. "Osnabrück leiht Bickel aus Paderborn". kicker.de (in German). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  11. "Osnabrücks Bickel erleidet Kreuzbandriss". kicker.de (in German). 29 July 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  12. "SCP: Bickel löst Vertrag auf". kicker.de (in German). 16 May 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  13. "FSV Zwickau bastelt weiter am Team für die neue Saison – Christian Bickel und Manolo Rodas sind die nächsten Neuzugänge" (in German). FSV Zwickau. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  14. Rudolph, Thomas (14 February 2020). "Bin leider weit weg vom Team". Thüringer Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 10 April 2025 via PressReader.
  15. 1 2 "Spiele von Christian Bickel – 2019/20". kicker (in German). Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  16. "Neuzugang Bickel soll Chemnitz "die nötige Flexibilität verleihen"". kicker.de (in German). 21 July 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  17. 1 2 3 Morgenstern, Olaf (12 August 2020). "Nach einem Jahr auf dem Zwickauer Abstellgleis Bickel startet neu durch!". Dresdner Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 10 April 2025 via PressReader.
  18. 1 2 Morganstern, Olaf (10 May 2021). "Bickels Wettlauf mit der Zeit". Chemnitzer Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 10 April 2025 via Pressreader.
  19. "FC Eilenburg - Chemnitzer FC Ergebnis: Sachsen-Pokal - Herren - 22.08.2020". fussball.de (in German). Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  20. "Bickel schießt Tor des Monats". Thüringische Landeszeitung (in German). 30 November 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2025 via PressReader.
  21. "Bikels 50-Meter-Fernschuss-Heber". sportschau.de (in German). 28 November 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  22. "Spiele von Christian Bickel – 2020/21". kicker (in German). Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  23. "Saisonabbruch in der Regionalliga Nordost - Viktoria Berlin vor Aufstieg". kicker (in German). 24 March 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  24. "Bickel verlängert in Chemnitz und blickt "ehrgeizig in die Zukunft"". kicker.de (in German). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  25. "Nach Herzbeutelentzündung: Christian Bickel steht vor dem Comeback". kicker.de (in German). 25 August 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  26. "Regionalliga: Siegtor zum Karriereende: Bickel beschert 12. Pokalerfolg". Die Zeit (in German). Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 22 May 2022. ISSN   0044-2070 . Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  27. Fernschild, Sebastian; Ritter, Julia (14 June 2022). "Christian Bickel wechselt nach Bad Frankenhausen". Thüringer Allgemine (in German). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  28. "Bickel über Profiniveau in der Kurstadt, seine Mitspieler und schönsten Stationen". bw91.de (in German). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2025.