Markus Unger (born 18 November 1981) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Unger was born in

Fulda Fulda () (historically in English called Fuld) is a town in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (''Kreis''). In 1990, the town hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival. History ...

. He spent his early career mostly as a journeyman in the third and fourth divisions of German football, most notably with

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during the

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season. In 2010, he joined

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...

, where he helped the club to gain promotion back to the

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. Unger went on to play the first 2. Bundesliga season of his career the next year, making four appearances. He retired from professional football in 2012, but will stay with the club both as a player and as assistant coach of Eintracht Braunschweig's reserve team. In 2014, Unger announced his retirement as a player, but stayed on as Eintracht Braunschweig II's assistant manager and as a coach at the club's youth academy.

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* 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Fulda Footballers from Kassel (region) German men's footballers Borussia Fulda players Eintracht Braunschweig players Eintracht Braunschweig II players Kickers Emden players KSV Hessen Kassel players Sportfreunde Siegen players SSV Reutlingen 05 players Men's association football midfielders 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Eintracht Braunschweig non-playing staff {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub