Sven Meyer (footballer)

Sven Meyer
Personal information
Full nameSven Meyer
Date of birth4 September 1970
Place of birthWest Berlin, West Germany
Playing positionDefender/Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Berliner SC
Youth career
Rapide Wedding
Tennis Borussia Berlin
Hertha BSC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1993Hertha BSC II
1992–1996Hertha BSC70(5)
1996–19981. FC Union Berlin40(5)
1998Chengdu Wuniu
1998–1999SV Babelsberg 0319(0)
1999–2000FC Bremerhaven30(2)
2000–2002VfB Oldenburg44(5)
2002–2004Tennis Borussia Berlin64(6)
2004–2009Spandauer SV113(12)
2009–Berliner Sport-Club63(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 May 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Sven Meyer (born 4 September 1970) is a German footballer[1] who plays for Berliner SC.

Career

Meyer played as a youth for various clubs in West Berlin, ending up at Hertha BSC, where he progressed to the reserve team. He was part of the young Hertha reserve team that reached the 1992–93 DFB-Pokal final – the only reserve team to have done this – before losing 1–0 against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Like many of that squad, he was given a chance in Hertha's first team, and made 70 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga.

In 1996, he moved across town, joining 1. FC Union Berlin, where he made 40 league appearances in the Regionalliga Nord, captaining a young side. In January 1998, he moved to China, one of the first German footballers to do so, signing for Chengdu Wuniu. Six months later he was back in Germany, joining SV Babelsberg of Potsdam. He later had spells with FC Bremerhaven and VfB Oldenburg before returning to Berlin in 2002, joining Tennis Borussia. He spent two years there, and five with Spandauer SV, and is still active in the Berlin-Liga, playing for Berliner Sport-Club. He also plays for Hertha's veterans' team.

Meyer can play in a variety of defensive or midfield roles, and has commonly been deployed as a sweeper.

References

  1. "Meyer, Sven" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 14 August 2012.

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