Andreas Ottl

Andreas Ottl

Ottl with Bayern Munich in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth1 March 1985
Place of birthMunich, West Germany
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Youth career
1991–1996SV Nord Lerchenau[1]
1996–2003Bayern Munich
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2007Bayern Munich II78(9)
2005–2011Bayern Munich92(5)
2010→ 1. FC Nürnberg (loan)17(1)
2011–2012Hertha BSC26(0)
2012–2014FC Augsburg13(0)
National team‡
2004–2005Germany U-2011(2)
2005Team 20061(0)
2006Germany U-21[2]4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:14, 24 May 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 January 2010

Andreas Ottl (German pronunciation: [anˈdʁeːas ˈɔtl̩]; born 1 March 1985 in Munich, Bavaria) is a German footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He is currently a free agent. He signed his first professional contract for Bayern Munich on 1 July 2005. He was playing for Germany's U-21 Team. Ottl is a highly versatile player being able to play various midfield positions as well as playing as a defender.

Career

Bayern Munich

Ottl began playing for Bayern Munich in 1996. Ottl's parents originally refused to let him leave Nord Lerchenau for Bayern.[3] He played for the Junior Team where he won three youth championships.[3] He then played for the reserve team from 2002. He then was promoted to the senior team in 2005.[4] As Ottl was one of the key players of the third division team, he was given the chance to play for the senior team. Ottl is the sixth player (along with Philipp Lahm, Christian Lell, Stephan Fürstner, Sandro Wagner) of the Bayern Munich Junior Team who was featured in the Bundesliga squad after signing professional forms on 1 July 2005, a first full-time contract for the youngster thus following in the footsteps of Bastian Schweinsteiger, Owen Hargreaves and company.

On 13 August 2005, Ottl made his debut for Bayern Munich, coming on as a substitute for Hasan Salihamidžić in a 5–2 win over Bayer Leverkusen. On 15 October 2005, Ottl made his first start in a 3–0 win over Schalke 04 and played 90 minutes. On 5 June 2006, Ottl scored his first goal against 1. FC Kaiserslautern in a 1–1 draw.[1] In his first season, Ottl only made eight appearances and the club won the league title. The following season 2006–07 Ottl made 24 appearances. He made his Champions League debut in a 2–0 win over Inter Milan where he received a booking and played 90 minutes. Under Ottmar Hitzfeld, Ottl got more playing time and more often used often because he could play all positions in the midfield or central defense.

In the following 2007–08, Ottl played regularly less with 19 appearances. Ottl soon found himself lower in the pecking order and once again spent time on the bench after the arrival of Mark van Bommel and Franck Ribéry. This led Ottl to consider leaving the club in order to secure first-team football if he failed to be given enough games in the coming months.[5] However, Ottl did not leave the club this season and Bayern would win another league title and the DFB-Pokal this season. After the 2008–09 season with 22 appearances for Ottl, he played less under new manager Louis van Gaal. Earlier in the season, Ottl was among players who should be sold but Ottl insisted he wanted to stay at the club.[6]

After his loan-spell at 1. FC Nürnberg, Ottl returned and vowed to fight for a place in the side as he trie to break into the first team.[7] In the first half of the season, Ottl replaced captain van Bommel. On 20 November 2011, Ottl made his 100th appearance for Bayern Munich in a 1–1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen. In the round of 16 of the DFB-Pokal on 22 December 2010, Ottl scored his first goal in over two years in 6–3 thriller win over Stuttgart.

Ottl played 109 Bundesliga games scoring nine goals. In the Champions League he played 20 matches.[8] He won three German championships and three cups as a Bayern Munich player.[8]

1. FC Nürnberg

Andreas Ottl at Nürnberg

In order to get more first team opportunities, Ottl was loaned out to 1. FC Nürnberg along with Breno Borges, from January 2010 to June 2010.[9] On 17 January 2010, Ottl made his debut for the club in a 1–0 loss against Schalke 04. Since making his debut, Ottl established himself in the starting eleven. In the last game of the season on 8 May 2010, Ottl scored his only goal in the game as Nürnberg won 1–0, ending a four-match drought without a win. The club avoided relegation[3] when they won the Bundesliga play-offs against FC Augsburg. The club won 3–0 on aggregate to stay in the Bundesliga.

Hertha BSC

On 21 May 2011, Andreas Ottl became the fourth new signing for Hertha BSC after he signed a three-year contract with the club on a free transfer following his released by Bayern Munich.[8][10] He had been a Bayern Munich player for 15 years before joining Hertha BSC on 1 July.[8] Ottl scored on his Hertha BSC debut in the 4–0 win over ZFC Meuselwitz on 31 July 2011 in the DFB-Pokal. On 6 August 2011, Ottl made his league debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Nürnberg. On 11 February 2012, Ottl received a straight red card in a 5–0 loss against Stuttgart.

Andreas Ottl LIGA Total! Cup 2010

On 16 October 2011, Ottl returned for the first time with Hertha back to his old club Bayern Munich which turned out to be a quite bitter reunion for Ottl; the Berlin club lost 0–4. Prior to the game, Ottl and two other members of Hertha (Christian Lell and Thomas Kraft) were honored with a bouquet of flowers by the Bayern staff and the fans were chanting pro Ottl throughout the game.

He was released on 6 June 2012, along with several other players, after the club was relegated from the Bundesliga.[11]

FC Augsburg

On 9 July 2012, Ottl signed for FC Augsburg on a two-year deal.[12][13] Ottl made 16 appearances during the 2012–13 season; failing to score a goal.[14] The limited number of appearances was partially due to an injury he picked up against Bayern Munich.[15] Ottl failed to make any appearances during the 2013–14 season[16] despite being fit.[17] Ottl's contract expired[18] without any extension.[19]

New club

Ottl stated he wanted to play for a team outside of Germany[19] because the Bundesliga "no longer interests him."[4] He had several offers and was in negotiations with two European clubs from outside Germany.[18] He was still without a contract when the January 2015 transfer window closed.[3]

Personal life

Ottl was born in Munich, West Germany[17] on 1 March 1985.[14] Ottl is long–time friends with Philipp Lahm who like to play snooker and tennis together.[18] His girlfriend started an online company for home furnishings.[4] Ottl is one of the shareholders of the company.[4]

Career statistics

As of 12 March 2014
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Germany League DFB-Pokal DFB-Ligapokal Europe1 Other2 Total
Bayern Munich II Regionalliga Süd 2003–04 25 1 — — — — 25 1 [20]
2004–05 34 5 4 0 38 5 [21]
Bayern Munich Bundesliga 2004–05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [21]
2005–06 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 1 [22]
Bayern Munich II Regionalliga Süd 2005–06 18 2 — — — 18 2 [22]
2006–07 1 1 1 1 [23]
Bayern Munich Bundesliga 2006–07 24 1 2 1 2 0 7 0 35 2 [23][24]
2007–08 19 3 3 0 3 0 8 0 33 3 [25][26]
2008–09 22 0 4 0 — 6 0 32 0 [27]
2009–10 4 0 1 0 4 0 9 0 [28]
Bayern Munich II totals 77 9 4 0 — — — 81 9 —
Bayern Munich totals 77 5 12 2 5 0 25 0 — 119 7 —
1. FC Nürnberg Bundesliga 2009–10 17 1 0 0 — — 2 0 19 1 [28]
Bayern Munich 2010–11 15 0 3 1 3 0 1 0 22 1 [29][30]
Hertha BSC 2011–12 26 0 3 1 — 0 0 29 1 [31]
FC Augsburg 2012–13 13 0 3 0 — — 16 0 [14]
2013–14 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 [16]
FC Augsburg totals 13 0 3 0 — 0 0 0 0 16 0 —
Career totals 225 15 25 2 5 0 28 0 3 0 286 17 —

Honours

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Player profile for Andreas Ottl". UEFA. Retrieved 1 December 2004.
  2. ↑ "Ottl official website career stats". 10 April 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Warmbrunn, Benedikt (2 January 2015). "Schwamm sucht Verein" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Warmbrunn, Benedikt (2 January 2015). "Schwamm sucht Verein" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ottl considers Bayern exit". Sky Sports. 24 September 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ottl wants Bayern stay". Sky Sports. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Ottl wants first team spot". Sky Sports. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Hertha holt mit Ottl den nächsten Bayern-Spieler" (in German). Die Welt. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "Andreas Ottl". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  10. ↑ "Hertha: Alles klar mit Ottl" (in German). kicker.de. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  11. ↑ "Die "Alte Dame" sortiert ein Quartett aus". kicker (in German). 6 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  12. ↑ "Ottl komplettiert den FCA". kicker (in German). 9 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  13. ↑ "Augsburg secure Ottl signing". Sky Sports. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Ottl, Andreas" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  15. ↑ "Ottl verpasst den Rückrundenauftakt". kicker (in German). 20 December 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Ottl, Andreas" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Götz, Robert. "Was wird aus Andreas Ottl?" (in German). Augsburger Allgemeine. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 "Ottl über Lahm: "Ich war nicht überrascht"" (in German). tz. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Felske, Thorsten (30 May 2014). "Ottl: Mich zieht es ins Ausland!" (in German). Das Bild. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  20. ↑ "Andreas Ottl" (in German). Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Ottl, Andreas" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Ottl, Andreas" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Ottl, Andreas" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  24. ↑ "Andreas Ottl" (in German). Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  25. ↑ "Ottl, Andreas" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  26. ↑ "Andreas Ottl" (in German). Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  27. ↑ "Ottl, Andreas" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 "Andreas Ottl" (in German). Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  29. ↑ "Ottl, Andreas" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  30. ↑ "WM-Helden Müller und Klose treffen". kicker (in German). 7 August 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  31. ↑ "Ottl, Andreas" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

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