Marcel Eger

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Marcel Eger
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Eger with FC St. Pauli in 2008
Personal information
Full name Marcel Eger [1]
Date of birth (1983-03-23) 23 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Sachsen bei Ansbach, West Germany [2]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1. FC Sachsen
SpVgg Ansbach
0000–2003 1. FC Nürnberg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2003 1. FC Nürnberg II 27 (2)
2003–2004 1. SC Feucht 26 (1)
2004–2011 FC St. Pauli 131 (8)
2009–2010 FC St. Pauli II 10 (0)
2011–2012 Brentford 16 (0)
Total210(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcel Eger (born 23 March 1983) is a German former professional footballer who made over 130 appearances for FC St. Pauli as a defender.

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Career

Early career

Eger played in the youth teams of 1. FC Sachsen, SpVgg Ansbach and 1. FC Nürnberg where he played until 2003 when he moved to 1. SC Feucht. [3] He made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against 1. FC Saarbrücken on 2 August 2003, coming on a substitute late in the match for Stefan Hampl and made his first start in a 0–0 draw against FC Augsburg. [4] Since making his debut, he established himself in the first team. On 15 November 2003, Eger scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win over FC Schweinfurt 05. [4] At SC Feucht, he made 26 appearances scoring one goal. [2]

FC St. Pauli

After one season at SC Feucht, Eger joined St. Pauli on a free transfer. On 31 July 2004, he made his debut for the club in a 1–0 win over Wuppertaler SV Borussia playing 90 minutes. [5] On 11 December 2004, he received a red card for brutal foul, just 10 minutes coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 win over Holstein Kiel. On 5 April 2005, he made his return to the first-team in a 1–0 win over Hamburger SV II. [5] On 26 March 2005, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 win over Arminia Bielefeld. [5]

On 6 August 2005, Eger scored his first of the 2005–06 season in a 4–0 win over Kickers Emden. [6] On 23 August 2005, he received a red card after second bookable offence in a 2–0 loss against Fortuna Düsseldorf. [6]

The following season 2006–07, Eger made 35 appearances, playing all the league matches of the season and having a key role at the club that was promoted to 2. Bundesliga. [2]

In the 2007–08 season, Eger made 30 appearances. [2]

The following season, Eger started on 8 August 2008 in a match against Erzgebirge Aue in the DFB-Pokal receiving a straight red card in a 5–4 loss. [7] He made 29 appearances in that season. [2]

In the following 2009–10 season, Eger made three appearances and received little playing time with centre-back pair Fabio Morena and Markus Thorandt keeping him out of the first team. Instead, he spent most of the season on the bench and while his first-team time was limited, he played in the reserves. During the season, Eger suffered hip problems in the start of the season. By the end of the season, the team secured promotion back to the Bundesliga for the 2010–11 season, finishing in second place.

In 2010–11, Eger again did not enjoy much playing time and spent most of the season on the bench. On 5 March 2011, he made his Bundesliga debut in a 5–0 defeat against his former youth side 1. FC Nürnberg. [8] On 7 May 2011, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in an 8–1 loss against Bayern Munich. [8] At the end of the season, the club finished in last place, resulting in the club's relegation to the 2. Bundesliga. Eger was released by the club as the club planned to re-build the squad. After his release, president Stefan Orth said releasing him was not easy. [9]

Brentford

On 24 June 2011, Eger signed for League One side Brentford on a two-year contract, with the option to extend after two years. [10] He said in an interview that it was 'a dream come true to play in England'. [11] On 6 August 2011, he made his debut for the club in a 2–0 win over Yeovil Town playing 90 minutes as centre-back. [12] However, he received little playing time throughout the season. [12] At the end of the season, Eger left Brentford. [13]

Personal life

Eger is a passionate drummer, which showed when he made a guest appearance in Bela B's second solo album Code B. He was even on the single from Black/White, represented in the German charts peaked at 83rd. Eger holds left-wing views on politics. [14]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Nürnberg Amateure 2000–01 [3] Bayernliga 10———10
2001–02 [3] 20———20
2002–03 [3] 242———242
Total272———272
1. SC Feucht 2003–04 [3] Regionalliga Süd 261———261
FC St. Pauli 2004–05 [2] Regionalliga Nord 19100—00191
2005–06 [2] 12110—00131
2006–07 [2] 34010—00350
2007–08 [2] 2. Bundesliga 28420—00304
2008–09 [2] 28110—00291
2009–10 [2] 3000—0030
2010–11 [8] Bundesliga 7100—0071
Total131850—001368
FC St. Pauli II 2009–10 [2] Regionalliga Nord50———50
2010–11 [2] Oberliga Hamburg 50———50
Total100———100
Brentford 2011–12 [12] League One 16010104 [lower-alpha 1] 0220
Career total2101160104022111

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Marcel Eger at WorldFootball.net
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Marcel Eger – Spieler – FuPa – FuPa" . Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Marcel Eger » Regionalliga Süd (1994–2012) 2003/2004". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "Marcel Eger » Regionalliga Nord 2004/2005". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Marcel Eger » Regionalliga Nord 2005/2006". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "2. Bundesliga 2008/2009 – 34. Round". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 "Games played by Marcel Eger in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Der Abschied tut weh" (in German). Official Website of FC St.Pauli. 11 May 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  10. ↑ "Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News | BEES SECOND SIGNING". Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "Brentford sign defenders Shaleum Logan and Marcel Eger". BBC Sport. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  12. 1 2 3 "Games played by Marcel Eger in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News | MARCEL EGER LEAVES BRENTFORD". Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  14. ↑ "Interview with Brentford's Marcel Eger: record shopping, politics and FC St Pauli". Regista. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
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