Julian Koch (born 11 November 1990) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Personal life

He graduated in 2009 his Abitur from the Goethe-Gymnasium Dortmund.

Club career

Borussia Dortmund

Koch was born in Schwerte and settled 1991 with his family to

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, here began Koch his career with VfL Hörde. In summer 2001 left VfL Hörde and signed an youth contract for

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...

. After seven years on youth side for Borussia Dortmund he was in July 2008 promoted to the reserve side and earned his first cap in the

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against

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. On 6 March 2010, he made his

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debut for Borussia Dortmund in a 3–0 win against

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. On 2 May 2012, despite missing the entire 2011–12 season because of knee injury, he signed a new two-year contract.

MSV Duisburg

On 18 May 2010, Koch agreed a loan deal with

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jers ...

until the end of the 2010–11 season. Koch sustained a knee injury during a match against

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and missed the rest of the season, including the

2011 DFB-Pokal Final The 2010–11 DFB-Pokal season came to a close on 21 May 2011 when Duisburg played against Schalke 04 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. For the first time since 2004, a team from the 2. Bundesliga reached the final. Schalke 04 won the cup for the ...

against

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. On 8 May 2012, it was announced that Koch would rejoin Duisburg on a season-long loan deal effective from 1 July 2012.

Mainz 05

On 5 June 2013, Koch completed a transfer to 1. FSV Mainz 05 for an undisclosed fee. Koch signed with 2. Bundesliga side

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on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season. Whilst on loan, Koch scored an incredible goal after intercepting the opposition kick off and blasting the ball into the back of the net.

Ferencváros

In January 2017 Koch moved to Hungary joining

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club

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. For much of his time there, he was injured. Until his release in summer 2019 he made 22 appearances across all competitions and won the league in

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and the cup in

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. He retired after being released by Ferencváros.

International career

Koch earned in 2007 his first international cap for the Germany national under-17 team and played 2008 one game for the Germany U18. He made on 13 November 2009 his debut for the Germany U20 in a friendly game against

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Career statistics

Honours

Ferencváros *

: 2018–19 *

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

: 2016–17

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Koch, Julian 1990 births Living people People from Schwerte Sportspeople from Arnsberg (region) Men's association football defenders German footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Borussia Dortmund II players Borussia Dortmund players MSV Duisburg players MSV Duisburg II players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players FC St. Pauli players Ferencvárosi TC footballers Nemzeti Bajnokság I players German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate footballers in Hungary Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia