Mathias Jänisch (born 27 August 1990) is a retired

Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...

ish international

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

Riedlingen Riedlingen () is a town in the district (''Kreis'') of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, in the south-west of Germany. It is one of the destinations of the Upper Swabian Baroque Route. Riedlingen has approximately 11,000 inhabitants. Geography ...

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, Jänisch has played club football for

CS Grevenmacher Club Sportif Grevenmacher is a football club, based in Grevenmacher, in eastern Luxembourg. History The club was founded in 1909 as '' 'Stade Mosellan' ''. The current name of the club, '' 'CS Grevenmacher' '', was adopted in 1919. During ...

and

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. He made his international debut for

in 2009.

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1990 births Living people German people of Luxembourgian descent Luxembourgian people of German descent People from Riedlingen Footballers from Tübingen (region) German men's footballers Luxembourgian men's footballers Luxembourg men's international footballers CS Grevenmacher players FC Differdange 03 players FC Progrès Niederkorn players Men's association football midfielders Luxembourg National Division players UN Käerjéng 97 players 21st-century German sportsmen 21st-century Luxembourgian sportsmen {{Luxembourg-footy-bio-stub