Michael Langer (born 6 January 1985) is an Austrian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Formerly a goalkeeper for the German

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team

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 ...

, he made his debut in the highest German division on 10 March 2007 in a game against Wolfsburg, as a replacement for regular goalkeeper

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. On 2 January 2008, he moved to

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg (), is a Football in Germany, German professional football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions ...

and the club terminated his contract on 8 May 2010. On 20 May 2010, Langer signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club

FSV Frankfurt Fußballsportverein Frankfurt 1899 e.V., commonly known as simply FSV Frankfurt and known as simply Frankfurt, is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hessen and founded in 1899. FSV Frankfurt ...

. In summer 2012, he moved to

SV Sandhausen Sportverein Sandhausen 1916 e.V., commonly known as simply SV Sandhausen or Sandhausen, is a Football in Germany, German association football club that plays in Sandhausen, immediately to the south of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg. It is Ger ...

and signed again a two-year-contract. In April 2014, Langer canceled his contract with Sandhausen and joined Vålerenga IF. Langer signed with the NASL's

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on 1 February 2016. In 2017, Langer joined

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, w ...

; 13 years after his first Bundesliga appearance for Stuttgart on 10 March 2007, he made his second, against

Bayer Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen, officially known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH () and commonly known as Bayer Leverkusen or simply Leverkusen, is a German professional football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It competes in the B ...

on 6 December 2020. Langer retired from professional football in May 2025.

International career

Langer played once for the Austrian Under-21 national team in 2006.

Career statistics

Honours

VfB Stuttgart *

: 2006–07 Schalke 04 * 2. Bundesliga: 2021–22

References

External links

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