Benjamin Fuchs (born 20 October 1983) is an Austrian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
right-back
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
. He also holds German citizenship.
Career
Fuchs started his senior career with
Greuther Fürth, making his professional debut during the
2005–06 2. Bundesliga season. After the season, he joined
Regionalliga
A (, plural ) is a regional league in numerous Sports governing body, sports governing bodies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, usually located in the upper or middle tiers of the sports leagues.
The term is often associated with the Germa ...
side
SV Wehen
SV Wehen Wiesbaden is a German association football club based in Wiesbaden, Hesse. The club was previously known as ''SV Wehen'' but added ''Wiesbaden'' to its name during the summer of 2007. They left their previous ground, the Taunusstein, t ...
for one year, before signing with
Eintracht Braunschweig
Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. They compete in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier o ...
in 2007. After spending four seasons with Braunschweig in the 3rd tier of German football, both Fuchs and the club made it back into the 2. Bundesliga for
2011–12. At the end of the season, his contract with Eintracht Braunschweig was not extended and Fuchs went on to join
Manisaspor
Manisaspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Manisa. Originally formed in 1931 as Sakaryaspor, the club changed its name to Manisaspor on 15 June 1965.[Turkish
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*** Turkish communities in the former Ottoman Empire
* The w ...]
TFF First League
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. In 2014, Fuchs transferred to
Süper Lig
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side
Torku Konyaspor
Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club), commonly referred to as Konyaspor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya, one of the largest cities in central Anatolia. Due to sponsorship agreements, the club is also officially known ...
.
Personal life
His mother is Turkish and his father is Austrian.
References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Austrian men's footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Austria men's youth international footballers
21st-century Austrian sportsmen
2. Bundesliga players
3. Liga players
Süper Lig players
TFF 1. Lig players
TFF Second League players
Eintracht Braunschweig players
Eintracht Braunschweig II players
SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
SV Wehen Wiesbaden players
Manisaspor footballers
Konyaspor footballers
Göztepe S.K. footballers
Gaziantep F.K. footballers
Gümüşhanespor footballers
Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers
Austrian expatriate men's footballers
Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
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