Marco Caligiuri (born 14 April 1984) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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for Greuther Fürth for most of his career.

Career

Born in

Villingen-Schwenningen Villingen-Schwenningen (; Low Alemannic: ''Villinge-Schwenninge'') is a city in the Schwarzwald-Baar district in southern Baden-Württemberg, in south-western Germany. It had 89,743 inhabitants as of September 2024. History In the Middle Ages, ...

, Caligiuri made his debut on the professional league level in the

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for

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jer ...

on 18 January 2006 when he started in a game against

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V. (), commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German professional sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's Association football, football team is currently part of Germany's f ...

, scoring on his debut. On 16 March 2010, he announced his intention to leave Greuther Fürth. On 30 March 2010, Caligiuri signed a contract with

1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sport-Verein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05 or simply Mainz 05 (), is a German professional sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top tie ...

. He joined his new club on 1 July 2010. After three years in Mainz, it was announced on 15 May 2013 that Caligiuri would move to

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 ...

. He left Braunschweig after the

2013–14 Bundesliga The 2013–14 Bundesliga was the 51st season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season began on 9 August 2013 and the final matchday was on 10 May 2014. The winter break started on 23 December 2013 and ended on 24 January 2 ...

season. On 22 August 2014, Caligiuri re-joined his former club Greuther Fürth. In May 2020, Greuther Fürth announced Caligiuri's contract would not be renewed. In June he retired from playing.

Personal life

He is the brother of FC Augsburg player

Daniel Caligiuri Daniel Caligiuri (; born 15 January 1988) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Germany to an Italian father and a German mother, Caligiuri began his professional career with SC Freiburg. Caligiuri ...

and was born to a German mother and an Italian father.

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Marco Caligiuri
at kicker.de * 1984 births Living people Footballers from Villingen-Schwenningen German sportspeople of Italian descent German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Germany men's youth international footballers BSV 07 Schwenningen players VfB Stuttgart II players VfB Stuttgart players MSV Duisburg players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players SpVgg Greuther Fürth II players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players Eintracht Braunschweig players Eintracht Braunschweig II players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub