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2014–15 VfB Stuttgart Season
The 2014–15 Bundesliga, 2014–15 VfB Stuttgart season was the 122nd season in the club's history. In the 2013–14 Bundesliga, previous season, Stuttgart finished just five points ahead of the relegation zone. First team squad The club's current squad: bundesliga.de, accessed: 11 May 2014 Players out on loan Transfers In Out Competitions Bundesliga League table Results summary Results by round Matches DFB-Pokal References {{DEFAULTSORT:2014-15 VfB Stuttgart se ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stuttgart has won the national championship five times, most recently in 2006–07, the DFB-Pokal three times and the UEFA Intertoto Cup a record three times. The football team plays its home games at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, in the Neckarpark which is located near the Cannstatter Wasen, where the city's fall beer festival takes place. Second team side VfB Stuttgart II currently plays in the Regionalliga Südwest, which is the second highest division allowed for a reserve team. The club's junior teams have won the national U19 championships a record ten times and the Under 17 Bundesliga six times. A membership-based club with over 72,000 members, VfB is the largest sports club in Baden-Württemberg and the eighth-largest football club in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Didavi
Daniel Didavi (born 21 February 1990) is a German professional footballer. Club career Didavi started his career with SpV 05 Nürtingen. He was scouted in summer 2003 by VfB Stuttgart, and he was promoted to the first team in July 2009. In July 2011, he was loaned out to 1. FC Nürnberg until the end of the season, where he became known as a midfielder with an eye for the goal, scoring 8 goals in the second half of the season. On 2 July 2012, Didavi extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2016. In the years 2012 to 2015 Didavi was repeatedly thrown back by injuries. However, he would support his team crucially in the relegation battles of the closing stages of the Bundesliga seasons 2013–14 and 2014–15. On 5 April 2016, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Didavi on a contract until 2021, at the end of the 2015–16 Bundesliga campaign. On 29 June 2018, Didavi signed a three-year contract with VfB Stuttgart, enabling him to return to his former club on 1 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Rüdiger
Antonio Rüdiger (born 3 March 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Germany national team. Rüdiger began his career at VfB Stuttgart, representing their reserves in 3. Liga and the first team in the Bundesliga. In 2015 he joined Roma, initially on loan and a year later for a €9 million fee. He was signed by Chelsea in 2017 for an estimated £27 million, where he won the FA Cup in his first season, followed by the UEFA Europa League in his second season, and the UEFA Champions League in 2021. In 2022, Rüdiger signed for European champions Real Madrid. He made his international debut for Germany in May 2014. He was forced to miss UEFA Euro 2016 due to an injury suffered earlier in the season but he was part of the squad that won the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. He kept his spot in the squad for the 2018 World Cup, and later also took part at UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup. Club career V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sercan Sararer
Sercan Sararer-Osuna (, born 27 November 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Hessen Kassel in Regionalliga Südwest. Born in Germany, he played for the Turkey national team. Club career Before joining the youth team of Greuther Fürth in 2000, he played at 1. FC Röthenbach. On 31 July 2011, he scored four goals in a DFB-Pokal game against amateur league team Eimsbütteler TV. After the end of his contract with Fürth on 1 July 2013, Sararer moved to VfB Stuttgart on a free transfer. On 1 February 2013, Sararer signed a contract until June 2017 with VfB Stuttgart. For the 2015–16 season he moved to Fortuna Düsseldorf. International career On 15 May 2012, he was called up to Turkey national team for the upcoming friendly matches. He debuted in Turkey national team at friendly match against Georgia and made an assist to Hamit Altıntop on 24 May 2012. Turkey won 3–1 the match. He also made assist to the first goal of Umut Bulut against Portuga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorsten Kirschbaum
Thorsten Kirschbaum (born 20 April 1987) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 2. Bundesliga club SSV Jahn Regensburg. Club 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. On 1 July 2015, Kirschbaum moved to 1. FC Nürnberg. On 27 May 2019, Kirschbaum joined VVV-Venlo on a free transfer. In summer 2021, he moved to SSV Jahn Regensburg. International career Kirschbaum has made seven appearances for the Germany U-21. Career statistics Honours Individua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Hloušek
Adam Hloušek (; born 20 December 1988) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a left-back. He was also a member of the Czech Republic national team. Career In 2009, Hloušek won the Talent of the Year award at the Czech Footballer of the Year awards. For the 2014–15 season he moved to VfB Stuttgart. On 31 January 2016, he joined Legia Warsaw. In August 2020, Hloušek returned to former club 1. FC Kaiserslautern, joining on loan from Viktoria Plzeň. On 3 July 2021, he joined the Polish Ekstraklasa side Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza. On 5 January 2022, he left the club by mutual consent. In January 2022, Hloušek returned to the Czech First League, he joined FC Fastav Zlín. Honours Legia Warsaw * Ekstraklasa: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 * Polish Cup The Polish Cup in football ( pl, Puchar Polski w piłce nożnej ) is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The team captain of an association football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game is to participate in the coin toss prior to kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shootout. Contrary to what is sometimes said, captains have no special authority under the Laws to challenge a decision by the referee. However, referees may talk to the captain of a side about the side's general behaviour when necessary. At an award-giving ceremony after a fixture like a cup competition final, the captain usually leads the team up to collect their medals. Any trophy won by a team will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Gentner
Christian Gentner (born 14 August 1985) is a German professional football official and a former player who played as a midfielder. He works as a head of the professional player department at VfB Stuttgart. He won the Bundesliga twice, with VfB Stuttgart in 2007 and VfL Wolfsburg in 2009. He was also called up five times to the senior Germany national team. Club career Before joining VfB Stuttgart, Gentner played at TSV Beuren and VfL Kirchheim. In the 2004–05 season, he played 28 times and scored six times for the Regionalliga (third division) team of VfB Stuttgart. In the same season, he had his Bundesliga debut against Hertha BSC on 20 February 2005 (1–0). He scored his first goal in a UEFA Cup game against Domžale on 25 September 2005. In 2006, Gentner's contract in Stuttgart was extended until 2010. On 18 July 2007, he was loaned to VfL Wolfsburg until summer 2009 and on 11 August 2008 Gentner signed a permanent deal with Wolfsburg. On 8 January 2010, Gentner annou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timo Werner
Timo Werner (; born 6 March 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Germany national team. Werner began his senior club career in 2013 playing for VfB Stuttgart, becoming the club's youngest debutant and youngest ever goalscorer. He signed with RB Leipzig in 2016, aged 20, in a then club record transfer worth €10 million, where he set the record as the youngest player to reach 150 and 200 appearances in the Bundesliga. Werner also finished as the league's second highest goalscorer in the 2019–20 season. After becoming Leipzig's all-time top goalscorer, Werner departed to Chelsea in 2020 for a reported fee worth €50 million, winning the UEFA Champions League in his first season at the club. He later returned to Leipzig in August 2022 for a reported £25.3 million. A German international, Werner was a prolific goalscorer at youth international level for Germany, scoring 34 goals in 48 appearances across the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filip Kostić
Filip Kostić (, ; born 1 November 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder or left wing-back for Serie A club Juventus and the Serbia national team. Club career Radnički Kragujevac Kostić made his senior debut with Radnički Kragujevac in 2010 at the age of 17. This was after the club was promoted to the Serbian SuperLiga from the Serbian First League.Filip Kostić at Soccerway He began attracting the interest of several clubs including , , |
Odisseas Vlachodimos
Odysseas Vlachodimos ( Greek: Οδυσσέας Βλαχοδήμος, born 26 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Benfica. Born in Germany, he plays for the Greece national team. Club career Stuttgart Born in Stuttgart, Vlachodimos started his football career at VfL Wangen before joining VfB Stuttgart's youth system at the age of seven. Having progressed through the clubs' youth ranks, he then made his debut for VfB Stuttgart II on 25 February 2012 in a 1–0 loss to 1. FC Heidenheim in 3. Liga. At the end of the season he signed his first professional contract with the club, penning a deal until June 2015. Two years later, he extended his contract with VfB until June 2017. Having made over 50 appearances for VfB Stuttgart II, Vlachodimos was afforded his Bundesliga debut against Eintracht Frankfurt on 29 August 2015. With back-up 'keeper Mitchell Langerak out injured, Vlachodimos was included in Stuttgart's match day squad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florian Klein
Florian Klein (born 17 November 1986) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defender. Club career Klein began his career in September 1994 in the youth team of LASK Linz and was promoted to the senior team in July 2004. He played on loan for FC Blau-Weiß Linz in the 2003–04 season and returned to Linz after the end of the season. After 163 games in 14 years for the club, in which he scored 13 goals, Klein signed a two-year contract with Austria Wien on 30 April 2009. In 2012, he joined Red Bull Salzburg. After the end of his contract with Salzburg on 1 July 2014, Klein moved to VfB Stuttgart on a free transfer. On 6 May 2014, he signed a contract until June 2017 with the club. He returned to Austria Wien on 23 August 2017. International career Klein has played for Austria under-19 and Austria under-21. On 19 May 2010, Klein made his debut for the Austria against Croatia. He represented the national team at 2016 UEFA Euro. Career statistics Honours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
