Martin Lanig (born 11 July 1984) is a German professional

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coach and a former

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Career

Youth squads

Lanig began playing for SV Königshofen. Later he played for TSV Tauberbischofsheim and 1. FC Nürnberg.

FV Lauda, Hoffenheim, Greuther Fürth

Lanig started his career with lower division team FV Lauda in 2002. The next year he moved to the Regionalliga Süd club

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and in 2006 he signed with the 2. Bundesliga club SpVgg Greuther Fürth.

VfB Stuttgart, FC Köln, Eintracht Frankfurt

In July 2008, he transferred from Greuther Fürth to

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, where he had the opportunity to play for the first time in the

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. Lanig scored his first goal for VfB Stuttgart on 5 October 2008 against

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 ...

. In July 2010, he moved to 1. FC Köln and two years later he transferred to

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APOEL

On 23 January 2015, aged 30, Lanig moved abroad for the first time and signed an 18-month contract with Cypriot club

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. He made his debut on 31 January 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in APOEL's 1–0 away victory against

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in the

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. He scored his first official goal for APOEL on 7 February 2015, opening the scoreline in his team's 4–0 home win over

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in the First Division. In his first season at APOEL, Lanig managed to win his first two career titles, as his team won both the Cypriot

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and the

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. On 16 June 2015, APOEL announced that Lanig's contract with the club was terminated by mutual consent, as the player wanted to return to Germany. APOEL was the last stop of his playing career, as a few months later, he announced his retirement from football at age 31, due to multiple and serious injuries.

Coaching career

In January 2023 he became assistant manager of FSV Hollenbach. A couple of months later, he was made head coach of the club. On 3 April 2024, Lanig was sacked by Hollenbach. On 22 September 2024, he was announced as the new manager of Würzburger Kickers. He was dismissed by Kickers on 24 April 2025.

Career statistics

Honours

APOEL *

: 2014–15 *

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: 2014–15

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lanig, Martin 1984 births Living people German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Cypriot First Division players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players VfB Stuttgart II players VfB Stuttgart players 1. FC Köln players Eintracht Frankfurt players APOEL FC players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus People from Bad Mergentheim Footballers from Stuttgart (region) German football managers FC Würzburger Kickers managers Regionalliga managers 21st-century German sportsmen