Stefan Buck (born 3 September 1980) is a German former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

Buck played for a number of clubs in Baden-Württemberg before joining Oberliga side SC Pfullendorf in 2000. The club won the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in 2002, and Buck spent the next two years playing for them in the Regionalliga Süd, before joining FC Bayern Munich II in 2004. Buck stayed in Munich, joining

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side SpVgg Unterhaching in 2005. He spent two years with the club but the 2006–07 season ended in relegation, and Buck left the club, joining

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, Buck's debut for Karlsruhe was a goalscoring one; he scored in the last minute of extra time to secure a 2–0 win over

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in the first round of the DFB Pokal, having come on as a sub for

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. His Bundesliga debut came three months later, as a replacement for Bradley Carnell in the last minute of a match with

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, and he ended the season with thirteen league appearances. Buck only made six league appearances the following season. Shortly after the beginning of the 2009–10 season, he signed for FC Augsburg, for whom he made 24 appearances. In July 2010, Buck signed for another Bavarian

club, TSV 1860 Munich, where he would spend the next two seasons, making over 50 appearances. In 2012, Buck returned to FC Bayern Munich II, then in the fourth tier Regionalliga Bayern. He was named as team captain. After three years with the club, he retired from professional football in 2015.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buck, Stefan Living people 1980 births People from Bad Saulgau Footballers from Tübingen (region) Men's association football defenders German men's footballers FV Biberach players FV Ravensburg players SC Pfullendorf players FC Bayern Munich II players SpVgg Unterhaching players Karlsruher SC players Karlsruher SC II players FC Augsburg players TSV 1860 Munich players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players