Jan Rosenthal (born 7 April 1986) is a German former professional

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who played as an

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Career

Hannover

Born in

Sulingen Sulingen is a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximatively 30 km east of Diepholz, and 45 km south of Bremen. Sister cities * Joniškis, Lithuania People from Sulingen * Walter Momper (bo ...

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, Rosenthal began his professional career with

Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), is a German professional association football, football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years between 19 ...

in 2005, on a five-year deal, but had to wait until 13 August 2006 before he made his first

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appearance, as a substitute, in a 4–2 defeat to

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...

. His first Bundesliga goal came against

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, w ...

in the first game he started on 21 October 2006. He settled well into the team following this, and was regular choice throughout the 2006–07 season.

SC Freiburg

After ten years with Hannover 96, Rosenthal signed a three-year contract with

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 ...

on 11 June 2010.

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 8 March 2013,

Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a German professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The club currently plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German footb ...

announced the versatile midfielder was going to join their squad for the 2013–14 season. Rosenthal signed a three-year contract with the side. Rosenthal was loaned to 2. Bundesliga side

SV Darmstadt 98 Sportverein Darmstadt 1898 e.V., commonly known as Darmstadt 98 (), is a German professional association football club based in Darmstadt, Hesse. The club was founded on 22 May 1898 as FC Olympia Darmstadt. Early in 1919, the association was bri ...

in February 2015 for the remainder of the season.

Darmstadt 98

After the loan, Frankfurt and Rosenthal agreed to terminate the contract after which Rosenthal signed for then promoted Bundesliga side Darmstadt 98 permanently for a duration of two years. In June 2017, after the club's relegation to the 2. Bundesliga, he extended his contract with the club until 2019. In June 2018, Rosenthal announced his retirement from professional football and agreed the termination of his running contract with Darmstadt 98.

VfB Oldenburg

Rosenthal returned from his retirement in summer 2019, joining fourth-tier side

VfB Oldenburg VfB Oldenburg is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Oldenburg (city), Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. In the 2022–23 season, they played in the 3. Liga, the third level of football in Germany. History Founded by a gro ...

on a deal for the 2019–20 season.

International career

Rosenthal represented his country at both under-19 and under-21 levels.

Career statistics

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosenthal, Jan 1986 births Living people People from Sulingen German men's footballers Footballers from Lower Saxony Men's association football midfielders Germany men's under-21 international footballers Hannover 96 players SC Freiburg players Eintracht Frankfurt players SV Darmstadt 98 players VfB Oldenburg players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players 21st-century German sportsmen