| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Meichelbeck | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamberg, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1992 | FC Baunach | ||
| 1992–1993 | 1. FC Nuremberg | ||
| 1993–1995 | 1. FC Bamberg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1996 | 1. FC Bamberg | ||
| 1996–1998 | SpVgg Jahn Forchheim | ||
| 1998–2000 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 35 | (5) |
| 2000–2008 | VfL Bochum | 126 | (9) |
| 2003–2007 | → VfL Bochum II | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002 | Germany B | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Martin Meichelbeck (born 21 November 1976) is a retired German football defender.[1][2]
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Meichelbeck is born in Bamberg (Franconia). His first football club was FC Baunach. He played one season in the youth team of professional club 1. FC Nuremberg. The next clubs were 1. FC Bamberg and SpVgg Jahn Forchheim.
The professional career of Meichelbeck started at 2. Bundesliga club SpVgg Greuther Fürth in 1998. At this point he decided to start a professional football career. He was still studying Medicine till that time. Meichelbeck played for SpVgg Greuther Fürth till 2000.
In 2000 Meichelbeck moved to VfL Bochum. Meichelbeck is the player who has played the most matches for VfL Bochum in the 2007–08 squad. Highlights of this period are his one UEFA Cup match with VfL Bochum against Standard Liège and one match with the German Team 2006. He also relegated and promoted twice with his club. In his professional career Meichelbeck has gotten only one red card.
In 2008 Meichelbeck return to SpVgg Greuther Fürth for two seasons.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Premiere Ligapokal | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1995–96 | 1. FC Bamberg | Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1996–97 | SpVgg Jahn Forchheim | Oberliga Bayern | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1997–98 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||||
| 2000–01 | VfL Bochum | Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | 2. Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2002–03 | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2003–04 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 3 | |||
| 2004–05 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06 | 2. Bundesliga | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 4 | |||
| 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2003–04 | VfL Bochum II | Oberliga Westfalen | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2008–09 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | Germany | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Meichelbeck is often seen as a not very stereotypical football player. He is studying Social Behaviour Science at the FernUniversität Hagen. He had eleven years piano lessons and is still a devoted piano player in his free time.