Manuel Fischer

German footballer

Manuel Fischer
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-09-19) 19 September 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Aalen, West Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–2002 SV Ebnat
2002–2004 VfB Stuttgart
2004–2005 SSV Ulm 1846
2005–2006 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 VfB Stuttgart II 38 (7)
2007–2009 VfB Stuttgart 3 (1)
2009 → TuS Koblenz (loan) 10 (1)
2010–2011 → Wacker Burghausen (loan) 2 (0)
2011 → 1. FC Heidenheim II (loan) 6 (3)
2011–2012 Bayern Munich II 25 (3)
2012–2013 SpVgg Unterhaching 12 (3)
2013–2014 SG Sonnenhof Großaspach 41 (15)
2015–2016 Stuttgarter Kickers 27 (4)
2015 → Stuttgarter Kickers II 3 (3)
2016–2017 FC Homburg 21 (3)
2017 SSV Reutlingen 05 3 (0)
2017–2018 TeBe Berlin 9 (5)
2018–2019 GSV Maichingen 14 (19)
International career
Germany U-16 2 (0)
Germany U-17 16 (15)
2006–2008 Germany U-19[1] 18 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Fischer (born 19 September 1989) is a German retired footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Fischer began his career with VfB Stuttgart. He appeared for the club's reserve side in the Regionalliga Süd.

He made his professional debut on 12 December 2007 against FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League.[2]

Fischer set a record for the greatest number of goals scored in an international under-17 season in 2005–06 with a total of 13.[3]

The then 19-year-old scored his first Bundesliga goal on 17 May 2008 in the last game of the 2007–08 season.

On 4 July 2008, he extended his contract until the summer of 2011.[4]

On 6 January 2009, Fischer was loaned out to TuS Koblenz until the end of the season.[5]

In July 2010, he was loaned out to SV Wacker Burghausen until the end of the season,[6] but the loan was terminated because of a knee injury after six months.[7]

After his medical rehabilitation Fischer kept himself fit on loan at the second team of 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 until the summer of 2011.[8] He left Stuttgart in summer 2011 to sign for Bayern Munich II, where he spent a year before signing for SpVgg Unterhaching. Half a season later he signed for fourth tier Regionalliga Südwest club SG Sonnenhof Großaspach, helping them to achieve promotion to 3. Liga in 2014.

In January 2015, he transferred to fellow 3. Liga side Stuttgarter Kickers, signing a contract until 2016.[9]

Personal life

His brother Sebastian currently plays football for SSV Ulm 1846.

References

  1. ^ "U 19-Junioren: Manuel Fischer" [Under-19 juniors: Manuel Fischer] (in German). DFB. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Barcelona – Stuttgart". UEFA. 12 December 2007. Archived from the original on 2 December 2007.
  3. ^ "Six of Europe's best young prospects" (PDF). UEFA U17.com guide to the UEFA European Under-17 Championships 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2007.
  4. ^ "Fischer extends until 2011". vfb.de. 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
  5. ^ "Fischer to Koblenz". vfb.de. 6 January 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  6. ^ "Kaderplanungen abgeschlossen" (in German). SV Wacker Burghausen. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Manuel Fischer verlässt die wackeren Burghauser" (in German). SV Wacker Burghausen. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  8. ^ "10. Februar 2011 - Manuel Fischer hält sich beim FCH II fit" (in German). 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. 10 February 2011. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Kickers verpflichten Manuel Fischer" [Kickers sign Manuel Fischer] (in German). Stuttgarter Kickers. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.

External links

  • Manuel Fischer at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  • Performance data at dfb.de
  • Manuel Fischer at Kicker