Michael Fuß

Michael Fuß
Personal information
Full nameMichael Mert Fuß
Date of birth21 May 1977
Place of birthBerlin, Germany
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Tennis Borussia Berlin
Number9
Youth career
SpVgg Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin
Türkiyemspor Berlin
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
–1999Hertha Zehlendorf
1999–2000Türkiyemspor Berlin34(66)
2000–2001Tennis Borussia Berlin21(2)
2001–20021. SC Göttingen 05
2002–20031. SC Feucht
2003–2004Türkiyemspor Berlin14(15)
2004–2009Tennis Borussia Berlin142(85)
2009–2010Berliner AK 0722(16)
2010–2012BFC Viktoria 188932(41)
2012–2013SV Blau Weiss Berlin?(45)
2013–Tennis Borussia Berlin27(24)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 August 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Michael Fuß (born 21 May 1977 in Berlin[1]) is a German footballer.

Club career

Fuß started his career at Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin[2] and later joined the youth squad of Türkiyemspor Berlin.[3]

After coming through the ranks of Hertha BSC, he switched to city rivals Hertha Zehlendorf before moving to Türkiyemspor Berlin where he scored a Verbandsliga record[4] 66 goals in 34 league games,[2] helping the club to become Berlin-Liga champions of the 1999–2000 season.[1] Fuß left Türkiyemspor for Tennis Borussia Berlin in the then third-tier Regionalliga Nord, scoring only twice in 21 games. After spells at 1. SC Göttingen 05 and 1. SC Feucht, Fuß returned to Türkiyemspor and then spent five years at Tennis Borussia and had a trial at FC Energie Cottbus[2][5] before signing for Berliner AK 07, scoring 16 goals from 22 appearances. From 2010 until 2012, he played for BFC Viktoria 1889, before joining SV Blau Weiss Berlin,[2] becoming the tier-8-Bezirksliga Berlin's top goalscorer with 45 goals.[6] In 2013, aged 36, Fuß returned to Tennis Borussia Berlin,[6][7] and was the 2013–14 Berlin-Liga season top-scorer with 24 goals in 26 games.

Personal life

During his time at Türkiyemspor Fuß converted to Islam and in the course of his circumcision took on the Turkish name "Mert".[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Portrait – Michael Fuß". Tennis Borussia Berlin (in German). 25 July 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Stier, Sebastian (7 September 2012). "Treffen der unerfüllten Träume". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Der Spieler der Hinrunde". Tennis Borussia Berlin (in German). 7 February 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  4. ↑ Rembe, Patrick (24 November 2000). "Zum Heulen: Alemannia verpasst die Sensation gegen TeBe-Profis". Berliner Morgenpost (in German).
  5. ↑ Vollrath, Klaus-Dieter (8 August 2008). "Wird dieser Fuß Cottbus zum Verhängnis?". Bild (in German). Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Glennon, Stephen (23 August 2013). "Michael Fuß: Immer auf der Jagd". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Dann kommt der Fuss, ja und dann krachts". Tennis Borussia Berlin (in German). 2 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.

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