Marco Hartmann (born 25 February 1988) is a German professional

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who most recently played as a

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for

Dynamo Dresden Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden e.V., commonly known as SG Dynamo Dresden or Dynamo Dresden, is a German association football club based in Dresden, Saxony.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs 7. Vereinslexikon. Kasse ...

Career

Hartmann came through

Hallescher FC Hallescher FC, formerly known as Hallescher FC Chemie, is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt. The club currently plays in the Regionalliga, the fourth highest l ...

's youth system, and was promoted to the first team in 2007. He was a key part of the team that earned promotion to the

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in 2012 and played in the club's first game at this level, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win over

Kickers Offenbach Offenbacher Fussball-Club Kickers, commonly known as Kickers Offenbach, is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left establis ...

. Hartmann signed for

at the end of the 2012–13 season. Despite repeatedly struggling with numerous injuries, he quickly rose to become one of the team's leaders and was made team captain in 2016, following the departure of Michael Hefele.

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* * 1988 births Living people German men's footballers People from Leinefelde-Worbis Footballers from Thuringia Men's association football midfielders Hallescher FC players Dynamo Dresden players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-midfielder-stub