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Christoph Preuß
Christoph Preuß (born 4 July 1981) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender or defensive midfielder. Career Preuß was born in Gießen, Hesse, and raised in the Hessian town of Linden. He played for local side TSV Großen-Linden, before moving to Eintracht Frankfurt in the 2005–06 season. In the 2006–07 campaign he was injured for almost the whole first half of the season. On 17 March 2007, he secured a 1–0 victory against Bayern Munich with a spectacular bicycle kick In association football, a bicycle kick, also known as an overhead kick or scissors kick, is an acrobatic strike where a player kicks an airborne ball rearward in midair. It is achieved by throwing the body backward up into the air and, before ... goal which earned Preuß the Goal of the Month award and finished second in the Goal of the Year poll. Later, he was plagued with injuries. After coming back from a two-year injury he appeared three times in the Bundesliga for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gießen
Giessen, spelled in German (), is a town in the German state () of Hesse, capital of both the district of Giessen and the administrative region of Giessen. The population is approximately 90,000, with roughly 37,000 university students. The name comes from ''Giezzen'', as it was first referred to in 1197, which refers to the position of the town between several rivers, lakes and streams. The largest river in Giessen is the Lahn, which divides the town in two parts (west and east), roughly north of Frankfurt am Main. Giessen is also home to the University of Giessen. In 1969, the town hosted the ninth '' Hessentag'' state festival. History Giessen came into being as a moated castle in 1152 built by Count Wilhelm von Gleiberg, although the history of the community in the northeast and in today's suburb called "Wieseck" dates back to 775. The town became part of Hesse-Marburg in 1567, passing to Hesse-Darmstadt in 1604. The University of Giessen was founded in 1607. G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006–07 Bundesliga
The 2006–07 Bundesliga was the 44th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 11 August 2006 and ended on 19 May 2007. Bayern Munich were the defending champions. Team changes from 2005–06 Three teams from the 2. Bundesliga were promoted at the end of previous season: * VfL Bochum (champions) * Alemannia Aachen (runners-up) * Energie Cottbus The three teams relegated were: * 1. FC Kaiserslautern * 1. FC Köln * MSV Duisburg Season overview VfB Stuttgart began the campaign with the youngest squad of the Bundesliga and were widely seen as a competitor for a UEFA Cup berth. They began their season with a 0–3 home defeat against 1. FC Nürnberg and even dropped in reach of the relegation zone after another home defeat against Borussia Dortmund during the third round. During the rest of the season the team managed to stabilize in the upper third of the table, eventually winning the last eight games of the season while competitors Schalk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eintracht Frankfurt Players
This is a list of former and current Eintracht Frankfurt players. Note:Career dates include first team years only. Appearances and goals also include league, national cup and European matches and goals. Current players are in bold typeface. This is a list of notable association football, footballers who have played for Eintracht Frankfurt from the formation of the club in 1899 to present. It generally includes only players who made more than 100 league appearances for the club, but some players with fewer than 100 appearances are also included. This includes players who have set a club record, such as most appearances, most goals, biggest transfer fee, honorary captains or honorary club members. Notable players ''Bold type indicates that the player currently plays for the club.'' International players This is a list of Eintracht Frankfurt players who have been Cap (sport), capped at full international level by their country whilst at the club. Jürgen Grabowsk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VfL Bochum Players
Key *Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Playing positions Players Men Prior to the 1949–50 season *Players whose name is in ''italics'' have played for the club after to the 1948–49 season. Since the 1949–50 season * Verbandsliga Westfalen promotion playoffs, regional cups (e.g. DFB-Pokal qualification rounds) and Intertoto Cup matches not included, therefore the overall statistics are incomplete. *Players whose name is in ''italics'' may have played for the club prior to the 1949–50 season, therefore their total league statistics may be incomplete. *Players whose name is in bold currently play for the club. Women References {{VfL Bochum VfL Bochum Bochum Bochum (, ; ; ; ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia. With a population of 372,348 (April 2023), it is the sixth-largest city (after Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Essen and Duisburg) in North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous German federa ... Asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Players
This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Bayer Leverkusen. Generally, this means players that have played a significant amount of first-class matches for the club. Other players who have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason why they have been included should be added in the 'Notes' column. For a list of all Bayer Leverkusen players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Bayer Leverkusen players, and for the current squad see the main Bayer Leverkusen article. Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive league matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included. Table World Cup players The following players have been selected by their country for the FIFA World Cup finals, while playing for Bayer Leverkusen. * Cha Bum-kun (1986) * Jorginho (1990) * Ioan Lupescu (1994) * Paulo Sérgio (1994) * Emerson (1998) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundesliga Players
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga. Seasons run from August to May. Games are played on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with a focus on Saturdays. All Bundesliga clubs take part in the DFB-Pokal cup competition. The winner of the Bundesliga qualifies for the DFL-Supercup. The Bundesliga was founded in 1962 in Dortmund and the first season started in 1963–64. The structure and organisation of the Bundesliga, along with Germany's other football leagues, have undergone frequent changes. The Bundesliga was founded by the Deutscher Fußball-Bund (English: German Football Association), but is now operated by the Deutsche Fußball Liga (English: German Football League). Fifty-eight clubs have co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Men's Footballers
German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things ** Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also German nationality law **Germanic peoples (Roman era) * German diaspora * German language * German cuisine, traditional foods of Germany People * German (given name) * German (surname) * Germán, a Spanish name Places * German (parish), Isle of Man * German, Albania, or Gërmej * German, Bulgaria * German, Iran * German, North Macedonia * German, New York, U.S. * Agios Germanos, Greece Other uses * German (mythology), a South Slavic mythological being * Germans (band), a Canadian rock band * "German" (song), a 2019 song by No Money Enterprise * ''The German'', a 2008 short film * "The Germans", an episode of ''Fawlty Towers'' * ''The German'', a nickname for Congolese rebel André Kisase Ngandu See also * Germanic (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Footballers From Giessen
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby league, and rugby union. It has been estimated that there are 250 million association football players in the world, and many play other forms of football. Career Jean-Pierre Papin has described football as a "universal language". Footballers across the world and at almost any level may regularly attract large crowds of spectators, and players are the focal points of widespread social phenomena such as association football culture. Footballers usually begin as amateurs and the best players progress to become professional players. Normally they start at a youth team (any local team) and from there, based on skill and talent, scouts offer contracts. Once signed, some learn to play better football and a few advance to the senior or profession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1981 Births
Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz following his death on December 24. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments. * January 15 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Polish Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa at the Vatican. * January 20 – Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. * January 21 – The first DeLorean automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. * January 24 – An earthquake of magnitude in Sichuan, China, kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Football Association
The German Football Association ( ; DFB ) is the governing body of Association football, football, futsal, and beach soccer in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB has jurisdiction for the German football league system and is in charge of the Germany national football team, men's and Germany women's national football team, women's national teams. The DFB headquarters are in Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main. Sole members of the DFB are the Deutsche Fußball Liga, German Football League (; DFL), organising the professional Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga, along with five regional and 21 state associations, organising the semi-professional and amateur levels. The 21 state associations of the DFB have a combined number of more than 25,000 clubs with more than 6.8 million members, making the DFB the single largest sports federation in the world. History 1875 to 1900 From 1875 to the mid-1880s, the first kind of football played in Germany was according to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
