Mathias Jack

Mathias Jack
Personal information
Full nameMathias Jack
Date of birth15 February 1969
Place of birthLeipzig, East Germany
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
Lokomotive Leipzig
–1986BSG Chemie Leipzig
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1990BSG Chemie Leipzig41(1)
1990–1991Wismut Aue38(0)
1991–1993VfB Oldenburg55(2)
1993–1995Rot-Weiss Essen64(3)
1995–1997VfL Bochum56(2)
1997–1999Fortuna Düsseldorf36(1)
1999–2003Hibernian109(4)
2003Grindavík8(0)
2003Raith Rovers6(0)
2004–2005Sachsen Leipzig28(3)
2005–2006Grindavík14(0)
2006–2008SV Meppen49(5)
2008–2009DJK Amisia Rheine
Teams managed
2008–2009DJK Amisia Rheine
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Mathias Jack (born 15 February 1969 in Leipzig) is a retired German footballer who played primarily as a defender and was last both player and manager of DJK Amisia Rheine 1926.

Jack began his career with Wismut Aue before moving to VfB Oldenburg in 1991. Following two years with them, Jack had a similar length of spell with Rot-Weiss Essen. Jack played for Essen in the 1994 German Cup Final. He then had spells with VfL Bochum and Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Jack moved to Scottish side Hibernian in 1999, going on to make over 100 appearances for the Easter Road side. He played for Hibs in the 2001 Scottish Cup Final, a 3–0 defeat by Celtic. Following his departure in the summer of 2003,[1] Jack had a short spell with Raith Rovers in November[2] before returning to his hometown with Sachsen Leipzig. In 2005, Jack moved abroad again to Icelandic side Grindavik before returning to Germany in 2006 with SV Meppen.

Jack joined Rheine in January 2008, initially signing a contract until the end of the season.

Statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
East Germany League Cup League Cup Continental Total
1986–87BSG Chemie LeipzigDDR-Liga
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91Wismut Aue380
Germany League DFB-Pokal Other Europe Total
1991–92VfB Oldenburg2. Bundesliga262
1992–93290290
1993–94Rot-Weiss Essen33160391
1994–95Regionalliga31200312
1995–96VfL Bochum2. Bundesliga27110281
1996–97Bundesliga29120311
1997–98Fortuna Düsseldorf2. Bundesliga23100231
1998–9913010140
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1999–00Hibernian F.C.Premier League2212020261
2000–013704120431
2001–02310201020360
2002–031932000213
Iceland League VISA-bikar Deildabikar Europe Total
2003GrindavíkÚrvalsdeild80
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
2003–04Raith Rovers F.C.First Division60
Germany League DFB-Pokal Other Europe Total
2004–05FC Sachsen LeipzigOberliga283283
Iceland League VISA-bikar Deildabikar Europe Total
2005GrindavíkÚrvalsdeild
2006
Germany League DFB-Pokal Other Europe Total
2006–07SV MeppenOberliga342342
2007–08153153
2008–09DJK Amisia Rheine
Total East Germany 7910000
Germany 0000
Scotland 115420
Iceland 220
Career total

References

  1. "Smith stays a Hibee". BBC Sport. 21 May 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
  2. "Mathias Jack". Raith Rovers FC. Retrieved 2 October 2008.

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