![]() Epstein with FSV Frankfurt in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 July 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Cologne, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Bayer Leverkusen | |||
1. FC Köln | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2007 | 1. FC Köln | 23 | (2) |
2007 | → Rot-Weiss Essen (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2007–2008 | Kickers Offenbach | 21 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Iraklis | 50 | (8) |
2010–2011 | Olympiacos | 0 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Kerkyra (loan) | 27 | (9) |
2011–2013 | Atromitos | 56 | (2) |
2013–2016 | FSV Frankfurt | 63 | (6) |
2016–2018 | Kerkyra | 51 | (10) |
2018–2019 | Lamia | 24 | (2) |
2019–2020 | TSG Balingen | 18 | (2) |
Total | 338 | (42) | |
International career | |||
2006 | Germany U20 | 4 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2023 | TSG Balingen | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Denis Epstein (born 2 July 1986) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left winger. [1]
Epstein played for three youth clubs, ranging from 1995 to 2005, including the youth teams of Bayer Leverkusen, Fortuna Köln, and 1. FC Köln. In the 1998–99 season, he made a rivalry switch from Bayer Leverkusen to 1. FC Köln. He was picked up as a senior team member for 1. FC Köln II in 2005, playing 31 games for the third division reserve team and scoring three goals.
Epstein made his senior debut for 1. FC Köln in the Bundesliga in a 4–1 loss against Hannover 96. He scored his first Bundesliga goal against VfL Wolfsburg after he being substituted on for Dimitrios Grammozis. He ended a seven-game losing streak for the relegation-threatened club. After that, he rarely started a match for Köln, scoring only one goal in the 2006–07 season.
Epstein was loaned out to Rot-Weiss Essen on 20 January 2007 until the end of the 2. Bundesliga season by Köln coach Christoph Daum, to gain more match experience.
On 24 June 2008, Epstein signed a contract with Iraklis Thessaloniki. He appeared in 24 matches for Iraklis during the 2008–09 season. [2] After another equally successful season (with four goals in 26 appearances), his contract was terminated by mutual consent on 18 June 2010.
In summer 2011, Epstein became the first of Ernesto Valverde's 'unwanted list' at Olympiacos to leave the club, after a year-long loan to Kerkyra. On 18 July 2011, Epstein signed a three-year contract with Atromitos for an undisclosed fee. [3] For the Athenian club, he made 64 appearances scoring 4 goals across all competitions. [4] On 9 April 2013, he terminated his contract with the club. [5]
In summer 2013, Epstein returned to Germany signing a three-year contract with FSV Frankfurt, returning to the 2. Bundesliga. [4]
In June 2016, Epstein returned to former PAE Kerkyra having agreed a two-year contract. [6]
On 6 June 2018, after having been released by Kerkyra, he signed a contract with Lamia until the summer of 2020. [7] On 24 September 2018, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 away draw against Panetolikos. [8] On 12 October 2018, he opened the score in an eventual 2–1 away loss against AEK Athens for the Greek Cup. [9] On 20 October 2018, he scored against AEL, completing his team's comeback and helping to a 2–1 away win. [10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Others | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
1. FC Köln | 2005–06 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 2 | ||
2006–07 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
Total | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
Rot-Weiss Essen (loan) | 2006–07 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||
Kickers Offenbach | 2007–08 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||
Iraklis | 2008–09 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 5 | ||
2009–10 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 4 | |||
Total | 50 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 9 | |
Kerkyra (loan) | 2010–11 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 9 | ||
Atromitos | 2011–12 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 27 | 2 | ||
Total | 56 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 4 | |
FSV Frankfurt | 2013–14 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 6 | ||
2014–15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | |||
Total | 63 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 6 | |
Kerkyra | 2016–17 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 28 | 5 | ||
2017–18 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 6 | |||
Total | 51 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 11 | |
Lamia | 2018–19 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 30 | 3 | ||
Career total | 320 | 41 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 351 | 45 |
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