Markus Feulner (, born 12 February 1982) is a German former professional
footballer who mainly played as a
midfielder.
Career
Early career
Born in
Scheßlitz,
Upper Franconia, Feulner went through the
Bayern Munich
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...
academy, but was unable to gain a place in the first team. In January 2004, he signed for strugglers
1. FC Köln
1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., commonly known as simply FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English, is a German professional football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs ''Kölner Ballspi ...
. Hampered by injuries, Feulner could only play 38 games for the first team in two and a half seasons as the club moved in and out of the topflight.
upright=0.5, left, Feulner with Mainz in 2006
After a second relegation with Köln in 2006, Feulner signed for
1. FSV Mainz 05
1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 () or simply Mainz (), is a German sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. 1. FSV Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top ...
. Since then, even though Mainz was relegated the year after, he developed into an influential midfielder for the club and was rumored to have attracted interest from higher-profile teams such as
Bayer Leverkusen.
On 18 March 2009, it was announced that Feulner had signed a three-year contract with
Borussia Dortmund. He officially joined on 1 July 2009 on a free transfer where he met up with his former coach
Jürgen Klopp.
1. FC Nürnberg
In summer 2011, Feulner moved to
1. FC Nürnberg
1. Fußball-Club Nürnberg Verein für Leibesübungen e. V., often called 1. FC Nürnberg (, en, 1. Football Club Nuremberg) or simply Nürnberg, is a German association football club in Nuremberg, Bavaria, who currently compete in the 2. Bund ...
where he played 28 matches and scored one goal in his first season.
FC Augsburg
After three years with
FC Augsburg in the
Bundesliga, Feulner ended his top level career and signed a new two-year contract with the club's reserve team, playing in fourth tier
Regionalliga Bayern. Additionally he became assistant coach of the club's under-16-team.
Coaching career
At the end of the 2018–19 season, Feulner retired and was hired as a part of the technical staff of
FC Augsburg's U15 squad.
Career statistics
Honors
Bayern Munich
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Bundesliga:
2002–03
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DFB-Pokal:
2002–03
Borussia Dortmund
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Bundesliga:
2010–11
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References
External links
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Living people
1982 births
Men's association football midfielders
German men's footballers
Germany men's under-21 international footballers
FC Bayern Munich footballers
FC Bayern Munich II players
1. FSV Mainz 05 players
1. FC Köln players
1. FC Köln II players
Borussia Dortmund players
Borussia Dortmund II players
1. FC Nürnberg players
FC Augsburg players
FC Augsburg II players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
3. Liga players
Regionalliga players
People from Bamberg (district)
Footballers from Upper Franconia
