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Martin Meichelbeck

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Martin Meichelbeck
Personal information
Full name Martin Meichelbeck
Date of birth (1976-11-21) 21 November 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Bamberg, West Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1983–1992 FC Baunach
1992–1993 1. FC Nürnberg
1993–1995 1. FC Bamberg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 1. FC Bamberg
1996–1998 SpVgg Jahn Forchheim 66 (13)
1998–2000 Greuther Fürth II 12 (1)
1998–2000 Greuther Fürth 35 (5)
2000–2008 VfL Bochum 126 (9)
2003–2007VfL Bochum II 4 (0)
2008–2010 Greuther Fürth 7 (0)
Total 250 (28)
International career
2002 Germany B 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martin Meichelbeck (born 21 November 1976) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.[1][2]

Career

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Meichelbeck was born in Bamberg (Franconia). His first football club was FC Baunach. He played one season in the youth team of 1. FC Nürnberg. The next clubs were 1. FC Bamberg and SpVgg Jahn Forchheim.

Greuther Fürth

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Meichelbeck started his professional career at 2. Bundesliga club SpVgg Greuther Fürth in 1998. At this point, he decided to start a professional football career. He was still studying medicine till that time. Meichelbeck played for Greuther Fürth until 2000.

VfL Bochum

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In 2000, Meichelbeck moved to VfL Bochum. Meichelbeck is the player who has played the most matches for VfL Bochum in the 2007–08 squad. Highlights of this period are his one UEFA Cup match with VfL Bochum against Standard Liège and one match with the German Team 2006. He also relegated and promoted twice with his club. In his professional career, Meichelbeck has gotten only one red card.

Return to Greuther Fürth

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In 2008 Meichelbeck return to SpVgg Greuther Fürth for two seasons.

Personal life

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Meichelbeck studied Social Behaviour Science at the FernUniversität Hagen. He had ten years of piano lessons and is still a devoted piano player in his free time.[3]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal DFB-Ligapokal Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1. FC Bamberg 1995–96 Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken
SpVgg Jahn Forchheim 1996–97 Oberliga Bayern 33 5 33 5
1997–98 33 8 33 8
Total 66 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 13
Greuther Fürth II 1998–99 Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken 10 1 10 1
1999–00 2 0 2 0
Total 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
Greuther Fürth 1998–99[4] 2. Bundesliga 6 0 0 0 6 0
1999–00[4] 29 5 2 0 31 5
Total 35 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 37 5
VfL Bochum 2000–01[4] Bundesliga 19 0 4 0 23 0
2001–02[4] 2. Bundesliga 17 2 1 0 18 2
2002–03[4] Bundesliga 22 0 3 0 25 0
2003–04[4] 12 3 0 0 0 0 12 3
2004–05[4] 22 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 1
2005–06[4] 2. Bundesliga 20 3 1 1 21 4
2006–07[4] Bundesliga 9 0 2 0 11 0
2007–08[4] 5 0 1 0 6 0
Total 126 9 13 1 0 0 1 0 140 10
VfL Bochum II 2003–04 Oberliga Westfalen 3 0 3 0
2007–08[4] 1 0 1 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Greuther Fürth 2008–09[4] 2. Bundesliga 4 0 1 0 5 0
2009–10[4] 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 16 1 0 0 1 0

References

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  1. ^ "Martin Meichelbeck" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Meichelbeck, Martin" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  3. ^ ""Ich bin nicht der Prototyp"". kicker (in German). 7 August 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Martin Meichelbeck » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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