Nico Zimmermann

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Nico Zimmermann
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-09-02) 2 September 1985 (age 37)
Place of birth Zweibrücken, West Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1. FC Kaiserslautern
0000–2004 1. FC Saarbrücken
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2007 1. FC Saarbrücken II
2005–2007 1. FC Saarbrücken 1 (0)
2007–2009 SV Elversberg 50 (8)
2009–2011 1. FC Saarbrücken 64 (15)
2011–2012 Eintracht Braunschweig 22 (2)
2012–2013 VfR Aalen 5 (0)
2013Hansa Rostock (loan) 10 (0)
2013–2015 SV Elversberg 17 (2)
2015FC Homburg (loan) 12 (1)
2016–2022 SV Röchling Völklingen 123 (49)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2016

Nico Zimmermann (born 2 September 1985) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. [1]

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Career

Zimmermann came through 1. FC Saarbrücken youth system, having previously played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and progressed to the first team, making his debut in the 2. Bundesliga, in the last game of the 2005–06 season against Eintracht Braunschweig as a substitute for Arif Karaoglan. Saarbrücken had been relegated to the Regionalliga, but Zimmermann didn't make another first-team appearance, so left the club in January 2007, joining SV Elversberg. After two and a half years with Elversberg, he returned to FCS in 2009. The club won the Regionalliga West in his first season back, and after helping the club achieve a respectable finish in the 3. Liga, he joined Eintracht Braunschweig in July 2011. After a year with Braunschweig, he signed for VfR Aalen. Six months later, he joined Hansa Rostock on a half-season loan. In August 2013 he returned to SV Elversberg, who had just been promoted to the 3. Liga

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References

  1. "Nico Zimmermann". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 27 May 2012.