Thilo Leugers (born 9 January 1991) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Career

In May 2022 Leugers announced his retirement from playing due to recurring injury problems. In his last game for

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against

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he was part of the starting eleven just to have an emotional goodbye to his fans in the stands before he was supposed to be substituted early in the game. As it happens, he of all people scored the first goal in an eventual 3-2 win before he left the game in the seventh minute under standing ovations by the Meppen fans.

Honours

Twente *

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Voetbal International profile
* 1991 births Living people People from Lingen Footballers from Lower Saxony German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Segunda División B players 3. Liga players FC Twente players NAC Breda players CD Atlético Baleares footballers SV Meppen players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands German expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Jong FC Twente players {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub