Andreas Glockner (born 25 February 1988) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Glockner was born in

Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt () is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is made up of the six communities of Neustadt, Langenordnach, Rudenberg, Titisee, Schwärzenbach and Waldau. The town ...

. He began his career with SpVgg Bollschweil Sölden and joined later Eintracht Freiburg. He played a few years for Eintracht Freiburg and was then scouted by

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg (), is a Football in Germany, German professional football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions ...

. Glockner played eight years for SC Freiburg's youth teams and was in July 2006 promoted to the

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team. After three and a half years for SC Freiburg as a professional he was loaned to

TuS Koblenz TuS Koblenz is a Football in Germany, German association football club, located in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Fussball Club Deutschland Neuendorf, which was formed in 1911, is viewed as the foundation of the modern club. History Nazi era ( ...

in January 2010. He retired as a player after the 2018–19 season.

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