Andreas "Zecke" Neuendorf (born 9 February 1975) is a German former professional

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who played as a midfielder.

Career

Neuendorf has played for Bayer Leverkusen and

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. He left Berlin after the 2006–07 season, having played with the club for six years. After three years with FC Ingolstadt 04, he returned to Hertha in 2010.

Nickname

Neuendorf is nicknamed "Zecke" (German for

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), a name that was given to him by Leverkusen team-mate Ulf Kirsten after Neuendorf fell ill from a tick bite. He wears the name on his shirt, similar the common practice among Brazilian footballers, and it is listed in his

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as his

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Honours

Hertha Berlin * DFL-Ligapokal:

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References

1975 births Living people Footballers from Berlin German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Bayer 04 Leverkusen II players Hertha BSC players Hertha BSC II players FC Ingolstadt 04 players Germany men's under-21 international footballers Germany men's B international footballers People from Reinickendorf {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub