Christian Schulz

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Christian Schulz
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Schulz playing for Hannover in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-04-01) 1 April 1983 (age 38)
Place of birth Bassum, West Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Youth career
1989–1995 TSV Bassum
1995–2001 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Werder Bremen II 43 (3)
2002–2007 Werder Bremen 103 (4)
2007–2016 Hannover 96 255 (19)
2016–2018 Sturm Graz 44 (3)
2019– Hannover 96 II 43 (3)
Total 488 (32)
National team
2004–2010 Germany 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Christian Schulz (born 1 April 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre back or left-back.

Club career[]

Schulz joined Werder Bremen in 1995 at the age of twelve and stepped up to the reserve side, playing in the Regionalliga Nord in 2001–02. He made his Bundesliga debut on 15 February 2003 as a substitute against 1. FC Nürnberg. When Ümit Davala was injured, Schulz stepped in and made the left-back position his own. Wit Bremen he won the 2004 German football championship.

Although he had previously stated that he did not want to leave Bremen, he moved to Hannover 96 on 30 August 2007. After nine years with Hannover, he joined SK Sturm Graz. With Graz he won the 2017–18 Austrian Cup.[1]

Schulz retired at the end of the 2020–21 season.[2] Overall he played more than 400 matches in the German and Austrian top-flight respectively.[3]

International career[]

Schulz earned four caps for the Germany national team, making his international debut on 16 December 2004 in a 3–0 friendly win over Japan. [4] He was part of the DFB squad of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup on home soil but didn't take part in the tournament because of an injury.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 3 September 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup1 Continental2 Other3 Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Werder Bremen II 2001–02 Regionalliga Nord 19 2 2 1 — — 21 3 [5]
2002–03 13 0 1 0 — — 14 0 [5]
2003–04 7 0 — — — 7 0 [5]
2004–05 4 1 — — — 4 1 [5]
Total 43 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 46 4 —
Werder Bremen 2002–03 Bundesliga 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 [5]
2003–04 17 0 3 0 04 04 — 20 0 [5][6]
2004–05 23 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 27 2 [5]
2005–06 30 0 2 0 10 1 2 0 44 1 [5][7]
2006–07 19 2 1 0 8 0 2 0 30 2 [5][8]
2007–08 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 7 0 [5]
Total 103 4 9 0 23 1 5 0 140 5 —
Hannover 96 Bundesliga 29 4 1 0 — — 30 4 [5]
31 3 1 0 — — 32 3 [9]
2009–10 33 2 1 0 — — 34 2 [10]
2010–11 33 4 1 0 — — 34 4 [11]
2011–12 27 1 2 0 10 0 — 39 1 [12]
2012–13 19 1 1 0 8 0 — 28 1 [13]
2013–14 27 1 1 0 — — 28 1 [14]
2014–15 31 1 2 0 — — 33 1 [15]
2015–16 25 2 2 0 — — 27 0 [16]
Total 255 19 12 0 18 0 0 0 285 19 —
Sturm Graz 2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 30 3 0 0 — — 30 3 [5]
2017–18 14 0 5 0 1 0 — 20 0 [5]
Total 44 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 50 3 —
Hannover 96 II 2018–19 Regionalliga Nord 28 1 – — — 28 1 [5]
2019–20 11 2 – – — 11 2 [5]
2020–21 4 0 – – — 4 0 [5]
Total 43 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 3 –
Career total 488 32 29 1 42 1 5 0 564 34 —
  • 1.^ Includes German Cup and Austrian Cup
  • 2.^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
  • 3.^ Includes German League Cup.
  • 4.^ Werder Bremen qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup. However, Schulz did not appear in any matches.

International[]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[17]
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 2004 2 0
2005 1 0
2010 1 0
Total 4 0

Honours[]

Werder Bremen

Sturm Graz

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Sturm Graz vs. Salzburg 1 - 0". Soccerway. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. ^ Wirth, Ariana (19 May 2021). "Christian Schulz hört auf – und glaubt an Werders Klassenerhalt". Buten und Binnen (in German). Radio Bremen. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (2 September 2021). "Christian Schulz - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (2 September 2021). "Christian Schulz - International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Christian Schulz » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Christian Schulz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Christian Schulz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Christian Schulz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Christian Schulz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Christian Schulz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Schulz, Christian" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  12. ^ "Christian Schulz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  13. ^ "Christian Schulz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  14. ^ "Christian Schulz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  15. ^ "Christian Schulz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  16. ^ "Christian Schulz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  17. ^ Christian Schulz at National-Football-Teams.com
  18. ^ "Sturm gewinnt zum fünften Mal ÖFB-Cup". Sky Sport (in German). 9 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.

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