Andreas Biermann

Andreas Biermann

Biermann in FC St. Pauli colours
Personal information
Full nameAndreas Biermann
Date of birth13 September 1980
Place of birthWest Berlin, West Germany
Date of death18 July 2014 (aged 33)
Place of deathBerlin, Germany
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
–1997SC Schwarz-Weiß Spandau
1997–1998Hertha BSC Berlin
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2000Hertha BSC Berlin II35(2)
2000–20011. SC Göttingen 0518(1)
2002–2004Chemnitzer FC39(1)
2005–2006MSV Neuruppin45(8)
2006–20071. FC Union Berlin29(2)
2007Tennis Borussia Berlin7(1)
2008–2010FC St. Pauli II23(0)
2008–2010FC St. Pauli10(0)
2012–2013FC Spandau 06
2013–2014FSV Spandauer Kickers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Andreas Biermann (13 September 1980 – 18 July 2014) was a German footballer who last played for FSV Spandauer Kickers.

Career

He made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for FC St. Pauli on 10 March 2008 when he started in a game against TSV 1860 München.[1]

Background

On 19 November 2009, a few days after Robert Enke had committed suicide, he announced that he suffered from depression and had attempted suicide in October.[2] He received inpatient treatment[3] but committed suicide on 18 July 2014.[4][5]

References

  1. "Spielstatistik FC St. Pauli - TSV 1860 München 0:0 (0:0)" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  2. "St. Pauli unter Schock: Biermann wollte sich das Leben nehmen" (in German). welt.de. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  3. "Andreas Biermann in Behandlung" (in German). FC St. Pauli. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  4. "Ex-Profi Biermann tot" (in German). Bild. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  5. Flanagan, Aaron (20 July 2014). "Former German footballer Andreas Biermann commits suicide after battle with depression". The Mirror. Retrieved 20 July 2014.

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