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Sven Müller (footballer, born 1980)

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Sven Müller
Personal information
Full name Sven Müller
Date of birth (1980-04-04) 4 April 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Burgau, West Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Youth career
1986–1992 TSV Burgau
1992–1997 TSG Thannhausen
1997–1998 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 FC Augsburg
2000–2004 VfL Wolfsburg 50 (3)
2004–2006 1. FC Nürnberg 66 (4)
2006–2008 1. FC Kaiserslautern 62 (3)
2009–2010 Erzgebirge Aue 39 (2)
2010–2012 FSV Frankfurt 42 (3)
2011 FSV Frankfurt II 4 (0)
International career
2000–2001 Germany U-21 5 (0)
2003–2004 Germany B 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sven Müller (born 4 April 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.[1]

Club career

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Müller was born in Burgau, West Germany. As a youth he played for his hometown team TSV Burgau before joining TSG Thannhausen and later the youth of TSV 1860 Munich. From 1998 to 2000 he played for FC Augsburg at amateur level before joining the Bundesliga member VfL Wolfsburg.

In January 2004, he changed clubs and went to 1. FC Nürnberg one league below but returned with them the same year to the highest German football league. The following year he had a place in the first eleven but after his former Wolfsburg manager Wolfgang Wolf left the club he did not play anymore so he followed him to famous 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern where he could return to his old strength. He moved to FC Erzgebirge Aue on 20 January 2009.

International career

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Müller played five times for the Germany U-21 in 2000 and 2001.

Honours

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1. FC Nürnberg

References

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  1. ^ "Müller, Sven" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
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