Philipp Langen (born 2 July 1986 in

Lahnstein Lahnstein () is a ''verband''-free town of Rhein-Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the Lahn with the Rhine, approximately south of Koblenz. Lahnstein was created in 1969 by the merger of the previou ...

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) is a German former

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Career

The

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

joined the youth team of

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 ...

in the age of 14, playing his first match for the professional team in the German Oberliga Südwest (4th division) aged only 17. After the ascent to

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in 2004 he immediately became a starter in his team, playing 63 matches and scoring five goals in two seasons, finally celebrating the club's promotion to 2nd Bundesliga for the 2006–07 season. He joined Greuther Fürth in 2008 and turned back for one season on loan to

on 19 June 2009.

Honours

* Rheinlandpokal 2005 and 2006 with

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Langen, Philipp 1986 births Living people German footballers TuS Koblenz players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players 2. Bundesliga players Association football midfielders