Christopher Lamprecht (born 22 April 1985) is a German former

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who plays for

VfR Kaiserslautern VfR Kaiserslautern () is a German sports club in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Creation VfR Kaiserslautern was created through several mergers. In 1893, MTV Kaiserslautern was formed. The football team split off and forme ...

. He is a defender that can play right fullback as well as central defensive midfield.

Career

Born in Stendal,

East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

, Lamprecht started his career as a youth player for

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team VfL Wolfsburg, where he played since the age of 14. After joining their reserves in 2004, he signed a professional contract in July 2005. After two and a half years in the first squad, the new coach, former

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...

coach Felix Magath, decided to loan him to 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He was able to impress

Milan Šašić Milan Šašić (born 18 October 1958) is a Croatian football manager. Šašić has managed three clubs in the 2. Bundesliga for six seasons. Coaching career Šašić managed NK Karlovac from July 1988 to June 1991, DJK Gebhardshain-Steinebach fro ...

, the coach of 1. FC Kaiserslautern, at the time, who consequentially offered him a contract. However, his positive relationship with the coaching staff depleted after several mishaps, and he was transferred to Kaiserslautern's reserve squad in the Regionalliga West. In July 2009, he was sold to

Holstein Kiel Kieler Sportvereinigung Holstein von 1900 e.V., simply as KSV Holstein or Kieler SV Holstein, commonly known as Holstein Kiel (), is a German association football and sports club based in the city of Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. From the 1900s thro ...

where he believed to have a better perspective. On 30 July 2010, he signed a contract with Kickers Offenbach.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lamprecht, Christopher 1985 births Living people German men's footballers VfL Wolfsburg players VfL Wolfsburg II players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Holstein Kiel players Kickers Offenbach players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Men's association football defenders People from Stendal Footballers from Saxony-Anhalt