Lars Fuchs (born 21 June 1982, in Bad Harzburg) is a former

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who currently works as an assistant U-17 coach for

1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club based in the city of Magdeburg. The club was founded in 1965 and spent all but one season in East Germany top flight, the DDR-Oberliga, winning three championships and seven cup titles. It ...

Career

He began his career in 1995 in the youth team at his home town club, FG 16 Vienenburg/Wiedelah before he joined

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...

in 1999. He played in 119 matches for Braunschweig, including 45 matches in the

2. Bundesliga The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ...

. In June 2008, Fuchs transferred to 2. Bundesliga side

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 cl ...

and signed a contract until 2010. However, as he played no role in manager Claus-Dieter Wollitz's future plans, he joined

FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German football club based in Jena, Thuringia. Formed in 1903 and initially associated with the Carl Zeiss AG factory, they were one of the strongest clubs in East Germany from the 1960s to the 1980s, winning the DDR-Obe ...

in January 2009, signing a contract until June 2011. When Fuchs found himself sidelined again, he dissolved the contract in the summer, and joined Regionalliga Nord side

. He played in 28 games for

and scored sixteen goals before he signed on 18 May 2010 a three-year contract for

Hannover 96 II Hannover 96 II is a German association football team from the city of Hannover, Lower Saxony. It is the reserve team of Hannover 96. The team's greatest success has been winning the now defunct German amateur football championship on three occa ...

. After his contract with Hannover ran out, Fuchs returned to 1. FC Magdeburg for another spell, signing a one-year contract.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fuchs, Lars 1982 births Living people German men's footballers Eintracht Braunschweig players Eintracht Braunschweig II players VfL Osnabrück players FC Carl Zeiss Jena players 1. FC Magdeburg players Hannover 96 II players People from Goslar (district) Footballers from Lower Saxony 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Men's association football forwards