Sven Müller (born 4 April 1980) is a German former professional

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who played as a defender or

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Club career

Müller was born in

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. As a youth he played for his hometown team TSV Burgau before joining TSG Thannhausen and later the youth of

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. From 1998 to 2000 he played for

FC Augsburg Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 e. V., commonly known as FC Augsburg (), is a Football in Germany, German professional football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. FC Augsburg play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. T ...

at amateur level before joining the

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member

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. In January 2004, he changed clubs and went to 1. FC Nürnberg one league below but returned with them the same year to the highest German football league. The following year he had a place in the first eleven but after his former Wolfsburg manager

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left the club he did not play anymore so he followed him to famous 2. Bundesliga club

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where he could return to his old strength. He moved to

FC Erzgebirge Aue Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V., commonly known as simply FC Erzgebirge Aue or Erzgebirge Aue (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony. The former East German side was a founding member of the 3. ...

on 20 January 2009.

International career

Müller played five times for the Germany U-21 in 2000 and 2001.

Honours

1. FC Nürnberg *

promotion: 2003–04

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Muller, Sven 1980 births Living people FC Augsburg players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players 1. FC Nürnberg players VfL Wolfsburg players FC Erzgebirge Aue players FSV Frankfurt players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Germany men's B international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers 3. Liga players Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders German men's footballers 21st-century German sportsmen