Markus Thorandt (born 1 April 1981) is a German former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

Thorandt began his career with TSV Königsbrunn and left the club 1997 to sign with

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. After nine years, he left

and signed with

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. Here he made his professional debut in the

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for 1860 Munich on 22 October 2006 in a match against

1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern () or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to football, the club also operates in sev ...

. On 18 May 2009, Thorandt signed a three-year contract with

FC St. Pauli Fußball-Club St Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St Pauli (), is a German professional football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga. The football department is part of a larger sp ...

. During the 2014–15 season, Thorandt suffered a severe injury of his right knee and could only participate in two league matches. Subsequently, he did not receive an extension of his expiring contract and had to leave St. Pauli after six years.

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* 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Augsburg German footballers Footballers from Bavaria Association football defenders FC Augsburg players TSV 1860 Munich players FC St. Pauli players FC St. Pauli II players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players {{germany-footy-defender-1980s-stub