Matthias Ostrzolek

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Matthias Ostrzolek
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Ostrzolek in training with Hamburger SV in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-06-05) 5 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Bochum, [1] West Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 TSV Schwaben Augsburg (player-manager)
Number 6
Youth career
1994–1997 WSV Bochum
1997–2009 VfL Bochum
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 VfL Bochum II 17 (1)
2010–2011 VfL Bochum 33 (0)
2012–2014 FC Augsburg 70 (0)
2014–2017 Hamburger SV 81 (1)
2017–2020 Hannover 96 53 (0)
2021–2022 Admira Wacker 37 (0)
2023 VfB Hallbergmoos 8 (1)
2023– TSV Schwaben Augsburg 47 (0)
International career
2007 Poland U17 [2] [3] [4] 2 (0)
2011–2013 Germany U21 [5] 8 (0)
Managerial career
2023 TSV Schwaben Augsburg (assistant)
2023– TSV Schwaben Augsburg (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Matthias Ostrzolek (born 5 June 1990) is a German professional football coacn and a player who plays as a left-back. He is currently the player-manager of Regionalliga Bayern club TSV Schwaben Augsburg. [6] [7]

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Early life

Ostrzolek's parents emigrated from the Polish region of Silesia [8] and settled in Bochum. Ostrzolek was born on 5 June 1990 in Bochum and grew up in the district of Langendreer. [1]

International career

In 2007, Ostrzolek played in two matches for the U-17 national team of Poland against Lithuania. He did not receive further call-ups from Poland national teams and later chose to represent Germany at the youth level. [9]

On 21 March 2011, Ostrzolek was first invited to the U-21 national team of Germany, when he was nominated by coach Rainer Adrion for the friendlies against the Netherlands and Italy. [10] On 25 March 2011, he was brought on as a substitute in the 22nd minute for Shervin Radjabali-Fardi in a 3–1 win in Sittard-Geleen against the Netherlands. [11] Four days later he came in to replace the 2–2 draw against Italy in Kassel in the 83rd minute for İlkay Gündoğan. [12] Matthias Ostrzolek qualified with the U-21 National Team Germany for the European Under-21 Football Championships 2013. The team won in qualifying to win the group and eliminated in the play-off against Switzerland; a 1–1 draw in the first leg in the BayArena in Leverkusen [13] followed by a 3–1 victory in the second leg in Lucerne. [14] Ostrzolek did not play in the play-off. On 24 March 2013, Ostrzolek played for the last time for the U-21 team of Germany when he at 2–1 victory in the friendly match against Israel in Tel Aviv in the 19th minute came in to replace Tony Jantschke. On 16 May 2013, he was not nominated in the preliminary squad for U-21 Football Championship in 2013. [15]

In December 2013, representatives from the Polish Football Association (PZPN) contacted Ostrzolek about playing for the senior national team of Poland. According to Ostrzolek, it was his first contact with Polish football officials since his brief stint with the U-17 team. Ostrzolek stated that he would be proud to represent either Poland or Germany and would need more time to decide. By his own admission, he can understand nearly everything in Polish but cannot express himself flawlessly in the language. [16]

Ahead of the Euro 2016 qualifying match between Poland and Germany in October 2014, Ostrzolek stated he had not decided on his national team future. The player stated, “I still haven’t decided between Germany and Poland. I don’t know for which national team I will play.” [17]

Career statistics

As of matches played on 5 June 2017. [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup 1 Other 2 Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfL Bochum II 2009–10 Regionalliga West 80——80
2010–11 91——91
Total171——171
VfL Bochum 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 1700020190
2011–12 16010—170
Total3301020360
FC Augsburg 2011–12 Bundesliga 12000—120
2012–13 25020—270
2013–14 33020—350
Total70040—740
Hamburger SV 2014–15 Bundesliga2501020280
2015–16 32010—330
2016–17 2414000281
Total8116020871
Career total2012110402162

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References

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  2. ↑ Luka Tristovic (14 April 2011). "PZPN lose another talent to Germany". Polish SOCA Network. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "U-17: Polska 4–1 Litwa" [U-17: Poland 4–1 Lithuania] (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 12 April 2007. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "U-17: Polska 1–0 Litwa" [U-17: Poland 1–0 Lithuania] (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 17 April 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "U 21-Nationalteam Männer: Nationalspieler Matthias Ostrzolek" [Under 21 national team men: international Matthias Ostrzolek] (in German). German Football Association . Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  6. ↑ Matthias Ostrzolek at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  7. ↑ Matthias Ostrzolek at kicker (in German)
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