Thorsten Stuckmann (born 17 March 1981) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Germany

Stuckmann played for German clubs

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Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...

and

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Preston North End

Stuckmann joined English League One club

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in 2011. He kept his first clean sheet in English football in his second game, a goalless draw with Southend United in the

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, and saved a penalty on his

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debut a week later, in a 1–0 home loss against

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. He was regarded by Preston fans as being a penalty expert, saving several in his first few games for Preston. He wa
voted Preston's Player of the Year
for the 2011–12 season. During his time at Preston North End he was often used as a backup goalkeeper after the loan signing of

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in the 2013–14 season and

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in the second half of the 2014–15 season. He did however secure a run of games following a spell of poor performances from then number 1 keeper

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beginning with a clean sheet away at then league leaders

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. During his final season with Preston he became a regular cup goalkeeper, keeping goal in their

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run which took them to the Northern area final as well as keeping goal in their successful FA Cup run which included wins against Shrewsbury Town, Norwich City and Sheffield United, culminating in what would be his final start in a home tie against Premier League

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Doncaster Rovers

On 10 June 2015, Stuckmann signed for Doncaster Rovers on a two-year deal. He was transfer listed the following summer following relegation, by first team manager, Darren Ferguson. He then had his contract terminated on 21 July 2016, and the fans took to social media to praise the player for all that he did in his one-year tenure at the club.

Partick Thistle

Stuckmann signed a short-term contract with

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club

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in September 2016. Stuckmann was given the number 35 shirt. He made his debut for the club on 26 October 2016, in a 2–0 away win against

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, coming on as a late substitute following an injury to

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. He was released by the club on 3 January 2017.

Chesterfield

Stuckmann signed for

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in February 2017 on a free transfer after being released by Partick Thistle. Stuckmann made his Chesterfield debut on 18 February 2017 in a 2–1 loss against Bury in

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. He saved a penalty from

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but unfortunately made a mistake and allowed George Miller to score a late goal. He left the club in the summer 2017.

Honours

Preston North End * Football League One play-offs:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stuckmann, Thorsten 1981 births Living people People from Gütersloh Sportspeople from Detmold (region) Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia German footballers Association football goalkeepers FC Gütersloh 2000 players SC Preußen Münster players Eintracht Braunschweig players Alemannia Aachen players Preston North End F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players 2. Bundesliga players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England German expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Scotland