Christian Bickel

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Christian Bickel
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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)
2012 → Jahn 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)
2017–2018 → VfL 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 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] He also made two appearances for the Germany under-20 team during the 2010–11 season. [4] 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. [5] On 1 February 2012, Bickel joined 3. Liga club SSV Jahn Regensburg on loan until the end of the season. [6] He made three appearances for the club as they were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga. [7]

Energie Cottbus

On 2 January 2013, he joined Energie Cottbus of the 2. Bundesliga on a free transfer, signing a contract until summer 2015. [8] He had previously had a trial at the club in October the previous year. [8]

Bickel made 21 league appearances across the 2013–14 season, as Cottbus finished bottom of the 2. Bundesliga and were relegated to the 3. Liga. [9] Bickel was later criticised by the club for his performances across the 2013–14 season and fined by the club for comments about the club while under contract. [10] [11]

Hansa Rostock

On 21 May 2014, Bickel returned to the 3. Liga, signing for Hansa Rostock on a three-year contract. [12]

Bickel was given the 3. Liga Player of the Month award for March 2015, having won 52.6% of votes. [13]

SC Paderborn

On 20 August 2015, Bickel signed for 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn on a two-year contract with the option for a further year. [14] Over the course of the season, he played in only 10 of Paderborn's league matches, [15] having suffered a torn ligament in his knee in September and a torn muscle in February. [16]

At the end of the 2015–16 season, he signed a new contract with the club, valid until 2019. [17]

In June 2017, Bickel joined VfL Osnabrück on a season-long loan. [18] The following month, Bickel tore his anterior cruciate ligament in a 4–0 defeat to Wehen Wiesbaden. [19]

On 16 May 2018, it was announced that Bickel's Paderborn contract had been terminated by mutual consent. [20]

FSV Zwickau

In summer 2018, Bickel joined FSV Zwickau on a contract until June 2021. [21]

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. [22] [23] He made 2 substitute appearances for the club later in the season. [23]

Chemnitzer FC

In July 2020, Bickel's contract with Zwickau was terminated and he signed for Regionalliga Nordost club Chemnitzer FC. [24] He scored on his debut for the club in a 3–0 Saxony Cup semi-final win over Inter Leipzig in August 2020, [25] 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. [26] [27] 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. [28] [29] 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. [30] [31] In February 2021, his contract was extended to include the 2021–22 season. [32] He suffered from COVID-19 during April 2021. [26]

Bickel was diagnosed with pericarditis in June 2021, but was able to return to first-team training in August. [33]

In May 2022, it was announced that Bickel's contract would be terminated at the end of the season at his request, due to his persistent injury problems. [34] In his final match for Chemnitz, the Saxony Cup final against Chemie Leipzig, Bickel scored the winning goal in Chemnitz's 2–1 victory with a strike from 20 yards. [35]

In summer 2022, Bickel joined amateur side BW 91 Bad Frankenhausen. [36] [37] 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. [25]

Personal life

Bickel was married to his wife Veronika in June 2014. [2] As of August 2020, they have two children. [25]

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. ↑ "Christian Bickel - Spielerprofil" (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  5. ↑ Zocher, Thomas (28 September 2011). "Bickel signs on for Freiburg". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Jahn bekommt Bickel, aber keine Punkte". kicker.de (in German). 1 February 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Der Jahn in Liga zwei: Droht nach der Feier der Kater?". kicker.de (in German). 15 May 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  8. 1 2 "FC Energie verpflichtet Christian Bickel". Niederlausitz aktuell (in German). 2 January 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Spiele von Christian Bickel – 2013/14". kicker (in German). Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Christian Bickel: Bickel schießt gegen FCE – FCE schießt zurück" . Lausitzer Rundschau (in German). 20 June 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Energie: Energie beklagt schlechten Stil von Ex-Profis - Geldstrafe für Bickel" . Lausitzer Rundschau (in German). 23 June 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "Hansa: Bickel bindet sich bis 2017". kicker.de (in German). 21 May 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  13. ↑ ""Spieler des Monats" Christian Bickel: "Können jeden Gegner besiegen"". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (in German). German Football Association. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "Christian Bickel verstärkt das Mittelfeld des SCP". NW Sport (in German). 20 August 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  15. ↑ "Spiele von Christian Bickel - 2015/16". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  16. ↑ ""Abstiegskämpfer" Bickel spürt Müllers Vertrauen". kicker (in German). 20 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "Auch Bickel bleibt in Paderborn". kicker (in German). 18 May 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  18. ↑ "Osnabrück leiht Bickel aus Paderborn". kicker.de (in German). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  19. ↑ "Osnabrücks Bickel erleidet Kreuzbandriss". kicker.de (in German). 29 July 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  20. ↑ "SCP: Bickel löst Vertrag auf". kicker.de (in German). 16 May 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  21. ↑ "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.
  22. ↑ Rudolph, Thomas (14 February 2020). "Bin leider weit weg vom Team". Thüringer Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 10 April 2025– via PressReader.
  23. 1 2 "Spiele von Christian Bickel – 2019/20". kicker (in German). Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  24. ↑ "Neuzugang Bickel soll Chemnitz "die nötige Flexibilität verleihen"". kicker.de (in German). 21 July 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  25. 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.
  26. 1 2 Morganstern, Olaf (10 May 2021). "Bickels Wettlauf mit der Zeit". Chemnitzer Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 10 April 2025– via Pressreader.
  27. ↑ "FC Eilenburg - Chemnitzer FC Ergebnis: Sachsen-Pokal - Herren - 22.08.2020". fussball.de (in German). Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  28. ↑ "Bickel schießt Tor des Monats". Thüringische Landeszeitung (in German). 30 November 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2025– via PressReader.
  29. ↑ "Bikels 50-Meter-Fernschuss-Heber". sportschau.de (in German). 28 November 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  30. ↑ "Spiele von Christian Bickel – 2020/21". kicker (in German). Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  31. ↑ "Saisonabbruch in der Regionalliga Nordost - Viktoria Berlin vor Aufstieg". kicker (in German). 24 March 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  32. ↑ "Bickel verlängert in Chemnitz und blickt "ehrgeizig in die Zukunft"". kicker.de (in German). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  33. ↑ "Nach Herzbeutelentzündung: Christian Bickel steht vor dem Comeback". kicker.de (in German). 25 August 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  34. ↑ Debat, Ralf (22 May 2022). "Chemnitz' Bickel: "Pokalheld" zum Abschied". www.fussball.de (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  35. ↑ "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.
  36. ↑ Fernschild, Sebastian; Ritter, Julia (14 June 2022). "Christian Bickel wechselt nach Bad Frankenhausen". Thüringer Allgemine (in German). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  37. ↑ "Bickel über Profiniveau in der Kurstadt, seine Mitspieler und schönsten Stationen". bw91.de (in German). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
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