Michael Langer

Michael Langer
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-01-06) 6 January 1985
Place of birth Bregenz, Austria
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
FC Schalke 04
Number 34
Youth career
Viktoria Bregenz
0000–2003 FC Hard
2003–2004 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 VfB Stuttgart II 28 (0)
2006–2007 VfB Stuttgart 1 (0)
2008–2010 SC Freiburg 14 (0)
2010–2012 FSV Frankfurt 5 (0)
2012–2014 SV Sandhausen 8 (0)
2014–2015 Vålerenga 42 (0)
2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 (0)
2016–2017 IFK Norrköping 28 (0)
2017– FC Schalke 04 0 (0)
National team
2006 Austria U-21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 August 2017.

Michael Langer (born 6 January 1985 in Bregenz, Vorarlberg) is an Austrian footballer, who plays for FC Schalke 04.

Club career

Formerly a goalkeeper for the German Bundesliga team VfB Stuttgart, he made his debut in the highest German division on 10 March 2007 in a game against Wolfsburg, as a replacement for regular goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand.

On 2 January 2008, he moved to SC Freiburg[1] and the club terminated his contract on 8 May 2010.[2] On 20 May 2010, Langer signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club FSV Frankfurt. In summer 2012, he moved to SV Sandhausen and signed again a two-year-contract.[3] In April 2014, Langer canceled his contract with Sandhausen and joined Vålerenga IF.[4]

Langer signed with the NASL's Tampa Bay Rowdies on February 1, 2016.[5]

Career statistics

As of 30 July 2017
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2014 Vålerenga Tippeligaen 28030310
2015 14010150
2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies NASL 000000
2016 Norrköping Allsvenskan 13000130
2017 15030180
Career Total 70070770

International career

He has also played once for the Austrian Under-21 national team.

Honours

References

  1. "Michael Langer moves to SC Freiburg". vfb.de. 2 January 2008. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
  2. "Auf zur Feierstunde" (in German). Badische Zeitung. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  3. "Torwart Michael Langer vom FSV Frankfurt an den Hardtwald" (in German). SV Sandhausen. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  4. "Schwartz lässt rotieren - Langer geht nach Oslo" (in German). kicker.de. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  5. "Rowdies Sign Austrian Goalkeeper Michael Langer". RowdiesSoccer.com. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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