Michael Langer
Michael Langer (born 6 January 1985 in Bregenz, Vorarlberg) is an Austrian footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Schalke 04.
 Langer with Schalke 04 in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Bregenz, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Schalke 04 | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Viktoria Bregenz | |||
| –2003 | FC Hard | ||
| 2003–2004 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | VfB Stuttgart II | 28 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | SC Freiburg | 14 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | SC Freiburg II | 11 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | FSV Frankfurt | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | FSV Frankfurt II | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | SV Sandhausen | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Vålerenga | 42 | (0) |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | IFK Norrköping | 28 | (0) |
| 2017– | Schalke 04 | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2006 | Austria U-21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 August 2017 | |||
Club career
Formerly a goalkeeper for the German Bundesliga team VfB Stuttgart, he made his debut in the highest German division on 10 March 2007 in a game against Wolfsburg, as a replacement for regular goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand.
On 2 January 2008, he moved to SC Freiburg[1] and the club terminated his contract on 8 May 2010.[2] On 20 May 2010, Langer signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club FSV Frankfurt. In summer 2012, he moved to SV Sandhausen and signed again a two-year-contract.[3] In April 2014, Langer canceled his contract with Sandhausen and joined Vålerenga IF.[4]
Langer signed with the NASL's Tampa Bay Rowdies on February 1, 2016.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 27 March 2019[6]
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2005–06 | VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | SC Freiburg | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | FSV Frankfurt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | SV Sandhausen | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Vålerenga | Tippeligaen | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | NASL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | IFK Norrköping | Allsvenskan | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 98 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 113 | 0 | ||
International career
Langer played once for the Austrian Under-21 national team in 2006.
Honours
References
- "Michael Langer moves to SC Freiburg". vfb.de. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
- "Auf zur Feierstunde" (in German). Badische Zeitung. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- "Torwart Michael Langer vom FSV Frankfurt an den Hardtwald" (in German). SV Sandhausen. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- "Schwartz lässt rotieren - Langer geht nach Oslo" (in German). kicker.de. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- "Rowdies Sign Austrian Goalkeeper Michael Langer". RowdiesSoccer.com. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- "Michael Langer » Club matches". worldfootball.net.
External links
- Michael Langer at fussballdaten.de (in German)