Thorsten Kirschbaum
 Kirschbaum in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thorsten Kirschbaum | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Würzburg, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Jahn Regensburg | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TSV Obernzenn | |||
| 1999–2004 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| 2004–2006 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II | 28 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 10 | (0) |
| 2009 | FC Vaduz | 16 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | SV Sandhausen | 20 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Energie Cottbus | 91 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | VfB Stuttgart | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 46 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | VVV-Venlo | 55 | (0) |
| 2021– | Jahn Regensburg | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2006 | Germany U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2007 | Germany U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Germany U21 | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:21, 20 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Thorsten Kirschbaum (born 20 April 1987) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 2. Bundesliga club SSV Jahn Regensburg.[1]
Career[]
Kirschbaum was a member of the team of 1899 Hoffenheim that won promotion to the 2. Bundesliga. On 10 January 2009, he moved from 1899 Hoffenheim to Liechtenstein to play for FC Vaduz of the Swiss Super League and was released on 30 June 2009. After one year he left SV Sandhausen and signed a three-year contract for Energie Cottbus.
After the end of his contract with Cottbus on 1 July 2013, Kirschbaum moved to VfB Stuttgart on a free transfer. On 10 March 2013, Thorsten Kirschbaum signed a contract until June 2016 with VfB Stuttgart.[2]
On 1 July 2015, Kirschbaum moved to 1. FC Nürnberg.[3]
On 27 May 2019, Kirschbaum joined VVV-Venlo on a free transfer.[4]
In summer 2021, he moved to SSV Jahn Regensburg.[5]
International career[]
He has made seven appearances for the Germany U-21.
Career statistics[]
- As of match played on 20 November 2021.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2006–07 | Regionalliga Süd | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 1899 Hoffenheim II | 2006–07 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 26 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| FC Vaduz | 2008–09 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| SV Sandhausen | 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 20 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Energie Cottbus | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 91 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 97 | 0 | |||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Nürnberg II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Bayern | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 51 | 0 | |||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| VVV-Venlo | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 57 | 0 | |||
| Jahn Regensburg | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 276 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 291 | 0 | ||
| [6] | ||||||||||
- ^ Appearance in the UEFA Europa League.
References[]
- ^ "Kirschbaum, Thorsten". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Kirschbaum signs for VfB". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 10 March 2013. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ "Thorsten Kirschbaum moves to Nuremberg". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "VVV vindt in Duitse doelman Kirschbaum opvolger voor Unnerstall". nu.nl (in Dutch). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ ""Reichlich Erfahrung" für den Jahn: Kirschbaum kommt aus Venlo". kicker.de (in German). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Thorsten Kirschbaum » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
External links[]
- Thorsten Kirschbaum at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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