Konstantin Engel (russian: Константин Энгель; born 27 July 1988) is a Kazakh professional

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of German descent who plays as a defender for

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Career

Engel was born in

Karaganda Karaganda or Qaraghandy ( kk, Қарағанды/Qarağandy, ; russian: Караганда, ) is the capital of Karaganda Region in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is the fourth most populous city in Kazakhstan, behind Almaty (Alma-Ata), Astana a ...

Kazakh SSR ; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы) *1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы) , linking_name = the ...

. He made his professional debut in the

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for

VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis but is by far best known for its football section. History Foundation to WW2 The c ...

on 15 August 2008 when he started a game against

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. He eventually became a constant member of the startup line and scored his first goal on 1 May 2009 with a winner against

Wehen Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden is a German association football club based in Wiesbaden, Hesse. Since the beginning of the 2007–08 season the club no longer plays its home games in Taunusstein, where they were originally located. In the summer of 2007 ' ...

. On 5 August 2016, Engel signed for

FC Astana Astana Football Club ( kk, Astana Futbol Kluby) is a professional football club based in Astana. They play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. The club's home ground is the 30,254-seat Astana Arena stadium. ...

in the

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. Engel returned to VfL Osnabrück on 27 January 2017, after six months with Astana, where he was unable to make an appearance.

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* * Living people 1988 births Sportspeople from Karaganda Association football defenders Kazakhstani footballers Kazakhstan international footballers Kazakhstani emigrants to Germany Kazakhstani people of German descent Citizens of Germany through descent German footballers VfL Osnabrück players FC Energie Cottbus players FC Ingolstadt 04 players FC Ingolstadt 04 II players FC Astana players SSV Jeddeloh players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Kazakhstan Premier League players {{germany-footy-defender-1980s-stub