Manuel Schmiedebach (born 5 December 1988) is a German professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who plays for German side Grün-Weiß Ahrensfelde.
Career
Born in
West Berlin
West Berlin (german: Berlin (West) or , ) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin during the years of the Cold War. Although West Berlin was de jure not part of West Germany, lacked any sovereignty, and was under mi ...
, Schmiedebach was first a product of hometown club
Hertha BSC's youth teams.
In 2008 he joined the amateur team of
Hannover 96 II
Hannover 96 II is a German association football team from the city of Hannover, Lower Saxony. It is the reserve team of Hannover 96. The team's greatest success has been winning the now defunct German amateur football championship on three occa ...
in the
Regionalliga Nord
The Regionalliga Nord ( en, Regional League North) is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen and Hamburg. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with the Regional ...
on a free transfer. The next season, he debuted under manager
Dieter Hecking
Dieter-Klaus Hecking (; born 12 September 1964) is a German football manager for 1. FC Nürnberg and former professional player. He played for Hannover 96 and Eintracht Braunschweig. He returned to manage Hannover despite the long-standing and bi ...
on 8 August 2009 against his former club form Hertha BSC in the
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...
. In a difficult season due to the suicide of the team's goalkeeper and captain
Robert Enke he managed to become one of the most important players in Hannover's midfield. In May 2010 he decided to extend his contract with
Hannover 96 up to 2012.
Personal life
Schmiedebach grew up bilingual, speaking German and Spanish. His mother Betty is a Colombian-born Venezuelan of Moroccan descent, she came to Berlin over two decades ago. His father Helmuth has Irish roots.
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Hannovers Juwel fährt mit dem Bus
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Career statistics
References
External links
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Manuel Schmiedebach
at FuPa
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1988 births
Living people
German men's footballers
Germany men's youth international footballers
Footballers from Berlin
German people of Colombian descent
German people of Moroccan descent
German people of Venezuelan descent
German people of Irish descent
Men's association football midfielders
Hertha BSC II players
Hannover 96 II players
Hannover 96 players
1. FC Union Berlin players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Regionalliga players
SC Staaken players