Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 July 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Düsseldorf, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
KFC Uerdingen 05 | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1999 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 24 | (4) |
1999–2000 | SV Ried | 22 | (8) |
2000–2001 | Panathinaikos | 3 | (0) |
2001–2003 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 12 | (0) |
2003–2005 | Arezzo | 9 | (0) |
2005 | SPAL | 8 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Val di Sangro | 15 | (2) |
2006 | Sant'Antonia Abate | 6 | (2) |
2006–2008 | Morro d'Oro | 47 | (7) |
2008–2010 | L'Aquila | 52 | (17) |
2010–2012 | San Nicolò | ? | (18) |
International career | |||
Germany U21 | 9 | (1) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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