Manuel Fischer (born 19 September 1989) is a German retired
footballer
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who played as a
striker.
Career
Fischer began his career with
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...
. He appeared for the club's
reserve side in the
Regionalliga Süd.
He made his professional debut on 12 December 2007 against
FC Barcelona
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Founded ...
in the
UEFA Champions League
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.
Fischer set a record for the greatest number of goals scored in an international under-17 season in 2005–06 with a total of 13.
The then 19-year-old scored his first
Bundesliga
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goal on 17 May 2008 in the last game of the
2007–08 season.
On 4 July 2008, he extended his contract until the summer of 2011.
On 6 January 2009, Fischer was loaned out to
TuS Koblenz
TuS Koblenz is a German association football club, located in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Fussball Club Deutschland Neuendorf, which was formed in 1911, is viewed as the foundation of the modern club.
History
Nazi era (1933–1945)
The or ...
until the end of the season.
In July 2010, he was loaned out to
SV Wacker Burghausen
SV Wacker Burghausen is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Burghausen, Altötting, Burghausen, Bavaria and is part of one of the nation's largest sports clubs with some 6,000 members participating in two dozen different sports.
...
until the end of the season, but the loan was terminated because of a knee injury after six months.
After his medical rehabilitation Fischer kept himself fit on loan at the second team of
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 until the summer of 2011. He left Stuttgart in summer 2011 to sign for
Bayern Munich II
FC Bayern Munich II (''FC Bayern Munich Amateure'' until 2005) are the reserve team of German association football club FC Bayern Munich, they currently play in the Regionalliga Bayern. In 2010–11 they played in the 3. Liga, having qualifie ...
, where he spent a year before signing for
SpVgg Unterhaching
Spielvereinigung Unterhaching () is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich. The club is widely known for playing in the first-division association football league B ...
. Half a season later he signed for fourth tier
Regionalliga Südwest
The Regionalliga Südwest ( en, Regional League Southwest) is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. It is one of five leagues at this level, together wit ...
club
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach (german: Sportgemeinschaft Sonnenhof Großaspach e.V.), commonly known as Sonnenhof Großaspach, is a German professional football club based in Aspach, Baden-Württemberg. The club play in the Regionalliga Südwest, whi ...
, helping them to achieve promotion to
3. Liga in 2014.
In January 2015, he transferred to fellow 3. Liga side
Stuttgarter Kickers
Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers.
History
In its early years the club had a decent local squad that played in the Südk ...
, signing a contract until 2016.
Personal life
His brother Sebastian currently plays football for
SSV Ulm 1846
SSV Ulm 1846 is a German football club from Ulm, Baden-Württemberg. The modern-day football department, officially playing as SSV Ulm 1846 Fussball, was formed on 9 March 2009 when the department separated from SSV Ulm 1846.
The club's great ...
.
References
External links
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Performance dataat dfb.de
at Kicker
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1989 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Aalen
Footballers from Stuttgart (region)
German men's footballers
Germany men's youth international footballers
VfB Stuttgart players
VfB Stuttgart II players
TuS Koblenz players
SV Wacker Burghausen players
SSV Ulm 1846 players
1. FC Heidenheim players
FC Bayern Munich II players
SpVgg Unterhaching players
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach players
Stuttgarter Kickers players
FC 08 Homburg players
SSV Reutlingen 05 players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
3. Liga players
Regionalliga players
Men's association football forwards