Jan Schlaudraff (born 18 July 1983) is a German former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
and
striker. He is the sporting director of
Hannover 96
Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), Hannover, HSV or simply 96, is a German professional football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years betwe ...
.
Club career
Born in
Waldbröl
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The town is located on the slopes of the Nutscheid range of hills and is part of the Bergisches Land ...
, Schlaudraff started playing professionally for
Borussia Mönchengladbach
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, mainly as a
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
. During two and a half seasons he managed only ten
first division appearances, the first being on 19 February 2003, as he played one minute in a 2–0 home win over
VfL Wolfsburg
Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...
.
Schlaudraff transferred to
Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen () or ATSV Alemannia 1900 is a football in Germany, German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's 2. Bundesliga, second division, ''Alemannia'' enjoyed a three- ...
in January 2005, eventually becoming a striker once more – and being named
team captain
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. In
2005–06's second level, he netted 11 goals to help the side return to the first division after a four-decade
hiatus
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.
Although Schlaudraff performed well in the following campaign, Alemannia dropped a level after just one season, but he caught the eye of league powerhouse
Bayern Munich
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, for a transfer fee of €1.2 million. Competition for him was fierce, with established internationals
Miroslav Klose
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,
Luca Toni
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and
Lukas Podolski
Lukas Josef Podolski (; born Łukasz Józef Podolski, , on 4 June 1985) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze. Known for his powerful and accurate left foot, he is known for his explosive ...
ahead in the pecking order. Coach
Ottmar Hitzfeld
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chose to use Schlaudraff as a substitute in a few matches, and in most cases as an
attacking midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Cent ...
.
Schlaudraff's season was a disappointment individually: although Bayern clinched
the title
The Title are a British four-piece indie band based in Stoke-on-Trent, England, and signed with Sons Ltd.[SV Darmstadt 98
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in a 5–11 win, and a
hat-trick
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in Bayern's end-of-season
Asia
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n tour, against the
Indonesian national team 5–1, with youngsters
Toni Kroos
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and
Breno also netting). After scoring another two goals against
India
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n side
Mohun Bagan
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in a 3–0 victory, Schlaudraff's pre-season tally boasted 15 goals in just five games.
In July 2008, he moved to
Hannover 96
Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), Hannover, HSV or simply 96, is a German professional football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years betwe ...
. There he was used exclusively as striker, scoring his first two goals on 14 September 2008, against former team Borussia Mönchengladbach, in a 5–1 home success.
On 18 August 2011, Schlaudraff scored both Hannover goals in their 2–1 victory over
Sevilla FC
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in the Europa League. Hannover went on to win the game 3–2 on aggregate, qualifying for the
2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage
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The teams were drawn into twelve gr ...
.
In June 2015, he left Hannover after he did not receive an extension of his expiring contract.
International career
Courtesy of his Alemannia performances, Schlaudraff made his debut for
Germany
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in October 2006 in an international friendly against
Georgia
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in Rostock. Until March 2007 he won two additional caps.
Managerial career
After retiring, Schlaudraff worked as a scout for the agent company SportsTotal. On 3 January 2019,
Hannover 96
Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), Hannover, HSV or simply 96, is a German professional football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years betwe ...
announced that Schlaudraff had returned to the club and would be working as assistant to the sporting director Gerhard Zuber, beginning with the upcoming 2019–20 season. By April 2019 he had begun his career in management, taking care of the squad planning for the upcoming season.
Career statistics
Honours
Bayern Munich
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Bundesliga
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2007–08
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DFB-Pokal
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:
2007–08
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DFL-Ligapokal
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2007
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References
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1983 births
Living people
People from Oberbergischer Kreis
Sportspeople from Cologne (region)
German footballers
Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia
Association football forwards
Germany international footballers
Germany under-21 international footballers
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
BFV Hassia Bingen players
Borussia Mönchengladbach players
Alemannia Aachen players
FC Bayern Munich footballers
FC Bayern Munich II players
Hannover 96 players
Hannover 96 II players
Hannover 96 non-playing staff