Manfred Starke
 Starke in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manfred Starke | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Windhoek, Namibia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FSV Zwickau | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2004 | SK Windhoek[1] | ||
| 2004–2006 | Hansa Rostock | ||
| 2006–2007 | FSV Bentwisch | ||
| 2007–2010 | Hansa Rostock | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Hansa Rostock | 49 | (4) |
| 2015–2019 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 122 | (32) |
| 2019–2020 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 23 | (1) |
| 2020– | FSV Zwickau | 35 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 2012– | Namibia[2] | 6 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2021 | |||
Manfred Starke (born 21 February 1991) is a Namibian professional footballer who plays for FSV Zwickau as an attacking midfielder.[3] He also holds German citizenship.
Club career[]
Starke was born in Windhoek, Namibia to a Namibian-born German father and a Dutch mother.[4] He began his professional career at FC Hansa Rostock. He is the older brother of Sandra Starke.
International career[]
In October 2012, Starke made his debut for Namibia in a friendly against Rwanda.[5] He played at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, the country's first continental tournament in 11 years.[6]
References[]
- ^ FC Carl Zeiss Jena: Manfred Starke will trotz Blessur gegen Viktoria Berlin auflaufen, tlz.de, 22 August 2015
- ^ "Manfred Starke". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Manfred Starke wechselt zum FSV Zwickau" (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag, Manfred Starke!" (in German). Hansa Rostock. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Starke impresses in Brave Warriors debut". . 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/matches/5/lineups[bare URL]
External links[]
- Manfred Starke at Soccerway
- Manfred Starke at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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