Christian Erwig (born 16 February 1983 in

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) is a German retired

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er.

Career

He made his

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debut on 25 February 2007, when he came on as a substitute in the 87th minute for

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in a game against

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, replacing

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Honours

runner-up: 2006–07

References

1983 births Living people German men's footballers FC Schalke 04 players Fortuna Düsseldorf players FC Schalke 04 II players Sportfreunde Lotte players Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players TSV Marl-Hüls players VfB Hüls players Men's association football forwards SuS Stadtlohn players People from Dorsten Footballers from Münster (region) 21st-century German sportsmen {{germany-footy-forward-1980s-stub