Enrico Neitzel (born 11 April 1977 in

Wolgast Wolgast (; csb, Wòłogòszcz) is a town in the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the bank of the river (or strait) Peenestrom, vis-a-vis the island of Usedom on the Baltic coast that can be ...

) is a German

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

striker who plays for

FC Anker Wismar FC Anker Wismar is a German association football club based in Wismar, Germany, currently playing in the Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. History The club's origins date back to 1904 when ''FC Elite Wismar'' were established. The followi ...

Career

Neitzel played in his youth for ISG Schwerin, 1. FC Magdeburg,

Schweriner SC Schweriner SC, also known as SSC Schwerin, is a German sports club based in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is mostly known for its women's volleyball department which plays in the German Volleyball League having won it many times. Women's v ...

and 1. FSV Schwerin. He played his first professional games for

Schwerin Schwerin (; Mecklenburgisch dialect, Mecklenburgian Low German: ''Swerin''; Latin: ''Suerina'', ''Suerinum'') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Germany, second-largest city of the northeastern States of Germany, German ...

before he signed with

1. FC Lok Stendal 1. FC Lok Stendal is a German association football club that plays in Stendal, Saxony-Anhalt. History Founded in 1909, ''FC Viktoria Stendal'' was dissolved in the aftermath of World War II and re-established in Soviet occupation zone of Ger ...

in summer 1997. After two years in the Oberliga with

, he moved to league rival

FC Schönberg 95 FC Schönberg is a German association football club from the city of Schönberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. History The club has its origins in ''TSG Schönberg'' which was created as ''SG Schönberg'' in 1945 at the end of World War II and later ...

in 1999. He was Schönberg's topscorer for two seasons, which drew the attention of

FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt is a German association football club based in Erfurt, Thuringia. History Foundation to World War II The club has roots that go back to a cricket club founded in 1895. As they broadened their interests they came to be calle ...

. For

Erfurt Erfurt () is the capital and largest city in the Central German state of Thuringia. It is located in the wide valley of the Gera river (progression: ), in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest. It sits i ...

he played 31 Regionalliga games in his first season, helping the team earn promotion to 2. Bundesliga. On 1 July 2005 he left

and signed a two-year contract for

VfB Lübeck VfB Lübeck is a German association football club playing in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein in the country's north. In addition to its football side the 1,000 member sports club also has departments for badminton, women's gymnastics, handball, and ...

. After two years with

, he signed a contract with

Kickers Emden BSV Kickers Emden is a Football in Germany, German association football club, located in Emden, Lower Saxony. History The club first began playing in 1928 as a section of the gymnastics club Emder Turnverein, which was founded in 1861. An inde ...

on 7 March 2007. On 9 April 2009, Neitzel signed with FC Hansa Rostock.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Neitzel, Enrico 1977 births Living people People from Wolgast German men's footballers Men's association football forwards FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt players Kickers Emden players FC Hansa Rostock players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Footballers from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania