Marcel Schäfer
Marcel Schäfer (born 7 June 1984 in Aschaffenburg) is a German footballer.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Aschaffenburg, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1996 | SV Eintracht Straßbessenbach | ||
| 1996–2000 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg | ||
| 2000–2003 | 1860 Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | 1860 Munich | 91 | (3) |
| 2007– | VfL Wolfsburg | 150 | (10) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Germany Team 2006 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Germany | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:01, 11 February 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:01, 19 December 2009 (UTC) | |||
Career
Schäfer came to the youth teams of 1860 Munich when he was 16 years old. In 2003 he played his first and only Bundesliga match for Munich. After the Bundesliga season 2003-04, 1860 Munich was relegated to the 2. Bundesliga. Schäfer played three more years for Munich.
In 2007 he went back to the Bundesliga and came to V.f.L. Wolfsburg. They won their first German Championship in 2009.
Schäfer plays for the German national football team since the year 2008. His first international match was against England on 19 November 2008.
Other websites
- Marcel Schäfer's website Archived 2009-11-21 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- Marcel Schäfer on fussballdaten.de (in German)