Stefan Reinartz (born 1 January 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played a defensive midfielder or defender.
![]() Reinartz in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 January 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Engelskirchen, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–1998 | Heiligenhauser SV | ||
1998–1999 | Bergisch Gladbach 09 | ||
1999–2006 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2009 | Bayer Leverkusen II | 35 | (0) |
2008–2015 | Bayer Leverkusen | 145 | (11) |
2009 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 15 | (1) |
Total | 211 | (12) | |
International career | |||
2004–2005 | Germany U16 | 4 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Germany U17 | 9 | (1) |
2006–2007 | Germany U18 | 4 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Germany U19 | 10 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Germany U20 | 4 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Germany U21 | 6 | (0) |
2010–2013 | Germany | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
editReinartz was born in Engelskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. He came through the ranks at Bayer Leverkusen, but did not play any games for them in the 2008–09 season. He made his professional debut in the Second Division while on loan with 1. FC Nürnberg on 9 February 2009 when he started a match against 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[1] Reinartz played 163 German top-flight matches.[2] The defender won three caps for Germany.[3] He announced his retirement, at age 27, on 27 May 2016 due to injuries.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Eigler trifft, Hornig fliegt". kicker.de. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (17 January 2019). "Stefan Reinartz - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (17 January 2019). "Stefan Reinartz - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Stefan Reinartz beendet mit 27 seine Karriere". dfb.de. 27 May 2016.
External links
edit- Stefan Reinartz at WorldFootball.net
- Stefan Reinartz at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Stefan Reinartz at National-Football-Teams.com
- Stefan Reinartz – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Stefan Reinartz at Soccerbase
- Stefan Reinartz at ESPN FC