Stefan Müller (born 8 March 1974) is a German former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a defender. He spent his entire career with

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg (), is a Football in Germany, German professional football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions ...

Career

Born in

Schopfheim Schopfheim () is a town in the Lörrach (district), district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Wiese (river), Wiese, 10 km north of Rheinfelden (Baden), Rheinfelden, and 13 km east of Lörrach. The ...

, Müller joined

in 1993, and making his debut the following season as the club went on to finish third in the

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. He played a further ten seasons for the club, eight of which were at the highest level – Freiburg were relegated in 1997 and 2002, but bounced back immediately on both occasions. In total he made 203 league appearances for the club, scoring 12 times before retiring in 2005. He won six caps for Germany under-21 team in the mid-1990s.

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1974 births Living people People from Lörrach (district) Footballers from Freiburg (region) German men's footballers Men's association football defenders Germany men's under-21 international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players SC Freiburg players {{Germany-footy-defender-1970s-stub