Robert Fleßers (born 11 February 1987) is a German former professional

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who played as a full-back or defensive midfielder.

Club career

Fleßers first club was home town club 1. FC Viersen 05 before

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...

spotted and signed him. He joined Borussia Mönchengladbach's senior team in 2005. On 22 April 2006 he made his debut in the Bundesliga in a 2–2 draw with

Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC (), and sometimes referred to as Hertha Berlin, Hertha BSC Berlin, or simply Hertha, is a German professional football club based in the locality of Westend of the borough of Charl ...

. On 2 May 2008, he announced his departure from Borussia Mönchengladbach and signed a contract with

1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 () or simply Mainz (), is a German sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. 1. FSV Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top ...

on 4 June 2008. After only one year with FSV Mainz 05 he joined FC Ingolstadt 04. After a half year in Ahlen, Fleßers joined

Wuppertaler SV Borussia Wuppertaler SV is a German association football club located in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. The city was founded in 1929 out of the union of a number of smaller towns including Elberfeld, Barmen, Vohwinkel, Cronenberg and Ronsdorf – e ...

. He spent two years with Wuppertal, leaving in July 2013 after the club were relegated from the Regionalliga West, and signing for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.

International career

Fleßers has played in German national youth teams and the U21.

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* 1987 births Living people People from Viersen Footballers from Düsseldorf (region) German men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Germany men's under-21 international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Borussia Mönchengladbach II players Borussia Mönchengladbach players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players FC Ingolstadt 04 players Rot Weiss Ahlen players Wuppertaler SV players Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players 21st-century German people {{germany-footy-defender-1980s-stub