Ulrich Taffertshofer (born 14 February 1992) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

for club

Atlético Baleares Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

Club career

On 13 June 2023, Taffertshofer signed a two-year contract with

VfB Lübeck VfB Lübeck is a German association football club playing in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, in the country's north. It is most known for reaching the semifinals of the German Cup in the 2003/2004 season. They played in the 2. Bundesliga from 199 ...

. In July 2024, Taffertshofer joined Spanish

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– Group 3 club

Personal life

Taffertshofer's younger brother Emanuel is a youth exponent from 1860 Munich as well and plays for their first team in the 2. Bundesliga.

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* * 1992 births Living people German men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Men's association football midfielders 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players TSV 1860 Munich II players SV Wacker Burghausen players VfL Osnabrück players FC Erzgebirge Aue players VfB Lübeck players CD Atlético Baleares footballers German expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain German expatriate sportspeople in Spain 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-defender-1990s-stub