Moritz Volz

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Moritz Volz
Full name	Moritz Volz
Date of birth	January 21, 1983 (age 23)
Place of birth	Siegen, Germany
Height	5' 10" / 1.78 m
Nickname	Volzy, The Electrician, The Resistor, 220 Volz
Position	Right Back
Club information
Current club	Fulham
Number	2
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
? 1999-2000 2000-2004 2003 2003-2004 2004-	Spvg Bürbach 09 FC Schalke 04 Arsenal F.C. → MK Dons (loan) → Fulham (loan) Fulham	0? 0? 00 (0) 10 (1) 17 (0) 81 (1)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:33, 8 December 2006 (UTC). ** National team caps and goals correct as of May 31, 2006.

Moritz Volz (born January 21, 1983) is a German footballer currently playing for Fulham Football Club in London, England. Volz generally prefers to play at right back, although he is comfortable at any defensive position and has played in midfield as well.

Volz started his career in his native Germany at FC Schalke 04 before being spotted by Arsenal while playing for the German Youth team. He was offered a contract and joined the Gunners in the summer of 1999. Volz played only a few times for Arsenal, his debut coming in a League Cup defeat to Ipswich Town in 2000. In February 2003, he was loaned out to Wimbledon F.C., where he impressed by scoring on his debut and going on to make 9 further appearances for the Dons. He returned from loan in the summer of the same year before joining Fulham, again on loan, in August 2003. The move was made permanent in January 2004.

Although Volz was not part of the German national team that reached the semifinals of the World Cup on home soil in 2006, he has been an ever-present force in Dieter Eilts' successful Germany U-21 side. He helped the team qualify for the European Championships in summer 2006. He is currently fourth in the National team pecking order for the right back position, behind Arne Friedrich, Andreas Hinkel and Patrick Owomoyela.

Volz has attained cult-figure status with Fulham fans, in part due to his commitment and passion, but also because it was revealed that he rides his bicycle to home games. His terrace nicknames include '220 Volz', 'The Electrician', 'Mr Resistor' and 'The Lightbulb', although by far the most common with Fulham fans is the rather simple 'Volzy'. He is also nicknamed 'The Hoff' due to his apparent obsessive interest in David Hasselhoff. For the match against Aston Villa on Saturday 21st October, 2006, he had 'The Hoff's name written on his boots for good luck, and promptly scored his first goal in three years.^[1]