Stefan Meissner (born 8 March 1973) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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. He spent one season in the

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with VfL Wolfsburg, as well as eight seasons in the

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with

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, Wolfsburg,

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, and Stuttgarter Kickers. Meissner had to retire from the game in 2006 due to a

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injury in his knee and currently works as an assistant coach at Bayern Munich U19.

Honours

* DFB-Pokal: runner-up 1994–95

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* 1973 births Living people People from Goslar (district) Footballers from Lower Saxony German men's footballers German football managers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football forwards Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Eintracht Braunschweig players VfL Wolfsburg players VfL Wolfsburg II players Karlsruher SC players Stuttgarter Kickers players Chemnitzer FC players West German men's footballers {{Germany-footy-forward-1970s-stub