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{{Short description|American soccer player}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Preston Zimmerman
| name = Preston Zimmerman
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| fullname = Preston Mark Zimmerman<ref name="FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 - List of Players">{{Cite web
| fullname = Preston Mark Zimmerman<ref name="FIFA">{{Cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=23 |access-date=May 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000046/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref>
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| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}
| title = FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|11|21}}
| url = http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf
| publisher = FIFA
| format = PDF
| page = 23
| accessdate = 18 June 2013}}</ref>
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| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|11|21}}
| birth_place = [[Pasco, Washington]], United States
| birth_place = [[Pasco, Washington]], United States
| currentclub =
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Midfielder|Winger]]
| position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]]
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2004 | youthclubs1 = Crossfire Premier
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2004 | youthclubs1 = Crossfire Premier
| youthyears2 = 2004–2006 | youthclubs2 = [[IMG Soccer Academy]]
| youthyears2 = 2004–2006 | youthclubs2 = [[IMG Soccer Academy]]
| youthyears3 = 2006–2007 | youthclubs3 = [[Hibernian Saints|Hibernian & Caledonian]]
| youthyears3 = 2006–2007 | youthclubs3 = [[Hibernian Saints|Hibernian & Caledonian]]
| years1 = 2007–2008 | caps1 = 36 | goals1 = 9 | clubs1 = [[Hamburger SV II]]
| years1 = 2007–2008 | caps1 = 36 | goals1 = 9 | clubs1 = [[Hamburger SV II]]
| years2 = 2008–2009 | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 3 | clubs2 = [[Kapfenberger SV]]
| years2 = 2008–2009 | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 3 | clubs2 = [[Kapfenberger SV]]
| years3 = 2010–2011 | caps3 = 44 | goals3 = 10 | clubs3 = [[1. FSV Mainz 05 II|Mainz 05 II]]
| years3 = 2010–2011 | caps3 = 44 | goals3 = 10 | clubs3 = [[1. FSV Mainz 05 II|Mainz 05 II]]
| years4 = 2011–2013 | caps4 = 64 | goals4 = 12 | clubs4 = [[SV Darmstadt 98]]
| years4 = 2011–2013 | caps4 = 64 | goals4 = 12 | clubs4 = [[SV Darmstadt 98]]
| years5 = 2013–2016 | caps5 = 28 | goals5 = 17 | clubs5 = [[TSV Schott Mainz]]
| totalcaps= 165 | totalgoals= 34
| nationalyears1= 2007 | nationalteam1= [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|United States U20]]
| nationalyears1= 2007 | nationalteam1= [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|United States U20]]
| nationalcaps1= 10 | nationalgoals1= 2
| nationalcaps1= 10 | nationalgoals1= 2
| pcupdate = May 16, 2013
| ntupdate = May 16, 2013
}}
}}


'''Preston Mark Zimmerman''' (born November 21, 1988) is an [[United States|American]] [[Association football]] player.
'''Preston Mark Zimmerman''' (born November 21, 1988) is a retired American [[Association football|soccer]] player.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Zimmerman was born in [[Auburn, Washington]]. He attended McLoughlin Middle School in Pasco, Washington.
Zimmerman was born in [[Auburn, Washington]]. He attended McLoughlin Middle School in [[Pasco, Washington]].


==Club career==
==Club career==


===Hamburg SV===
===Hamburger SV===
As an 18-year-old, Zimmerman joined the German team [[Hamburger SV]], where he spent most of his time with Hamburg's reserve team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yanks-abroad.com/content.php?mode=players&id=0098 |title=Preston Zimmermann |accessdate=June 9, 2007 |work=Yanks Abroad }}</ref> As a striker, Zimmerman played 13 games and scored three goals during the 2006–2007 season.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil.php?id=42908 | title = Preston Zimmerman | publisher = worldfootball.net | accessdate = January 6, 2012}}</ref> Zimmerman was originally signed while he was only 17 but the contract didn't become official until he turned 18, skirting [[FIFA]]'s rules on foreign transfers by minors.<ref>{{cite news | first=Andrea | last=Canales | coauthors= | title=At home in Hamburg | date=September 18, 2006 | url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=373673&root=americansabroad&&cc=5901 | work =ESPNsoccernet – Americans Abroad | accessdate = June 9, 2007}}</ref>
As an 18-year-old, Zimmerman joined the German team [[Hamburger SV]], where he spent most of his time with Hamburg's reserve team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yanks-abroad.com/content.php?mode=players&id=0098 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060322015616/http://www.yanks-abroad.com/content.php?mode=players&id=0098 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 22, 2006 |title=Preston Zimmermann |accessdate=June 9, 2007 |work=Yanks Abroad }}</ref> As a striker, Zimmerman played 14 games and scored three goals for the reserves during the 2006–2007 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Preston Zimmerman » Club matches|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/preston-zimmerman/2/|website=Worldfootball|accessdate=July 7, 2016}}</ref> Zimmerman was originally signed while he was only 17 but the contract did not become official until he turned 18, skirting [[FIFA]]'s rules on foreign transfers by minors.<ref>{{cite news | first=Andrea | last=Canales | title=At home in Hamburg | date=September 18, 2006 | url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=373673&root=americansabroad&&cc=5901 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110525201337/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=373673&root=americansabroad&&cc=5901 | url-status = dead | archive-date = May 25, 2011 | work =ESPNsoccernet – Americans Abroad | accessdate = June 9, 2007}}</ref>


===Kapfenberger SV===
===Kapfenberger SV===
After a trial stint at Belgian club [[Cercle Brugge]], it was announced on August 29, 2008, that Zimmerman was sold to the newly promoted [[Austrian Bundesliga]] club [[Kapfenberger SV]], where he signed a two-year deal.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hsv.de/index.php?id=16047&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3700&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=16043&cHash=2ab74f9241 | title=Preston Zimmerman wechselt nach Kapfenberg | language=German | date=August 29, 2008 | work=[[Hamburger SV]]}}{{Dead link|date=January 2012}}</ref> Zimmerman made his Austrian Bundesliga debut as a second-half substitute in a losing effort to [[SK Austria Kärnten]], and scored his first goal for KSV on November 22 against Austrian giants [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]].
After a trial stint at Belgian club [[Cercle Brugge]], it was announced on August 29, 2008, that Zimmerman was sold to the newly promoted [[Austrian Bundesliga]] club [[Kapfenberger SV]], where he signed a two-year deal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Zimmerman geht nach Österreich|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/regionalliga/startseite/382404/artikel_zimmerman-geht-nach-oesterreich.html|accessdate=July 7, 2016|work=kicker Online|date=August 29, 2008|language=German}}</ref> Zimmerman made his Austrian Bundesliga debut as a second-half substitute in a losing effort to [[SK Austria Kärnten]], and scored his first goal for KSV on November 22 against Austrian giants [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]].


===Mainz 05===
===Mainz 05===
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===SV Darmstadt 98===
===SV Darmstadt 98===
On June 2, 2011, it was announced that Zimmerman would be joining recently promoted 3rd Liga side SV Darmstadt. After two seasons with the club, Zimmerman left the club on June 17, 2013 with the plan to retire and return to school.<ref>http://www.socceroverthere.com/?p=13407</ref>
On June 2, 2011, it was announced that Zimmerman would be joining recently promoted [[3. Liga]] side SV Darmstadt. After two seasons with the club, Zimmerman left the club on June 17, 2013, with the plan to retire and return to school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.socceroverthere.com/?p=13407|title=Socceroverthere.com|website=www.socceroverthere.com}}</ref>

===TSV Schott Mainz===
In July 2013, he joined six-tier club [[TSV Schott Mainz]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Imruck|first1=Martin|title=Gekommen um zu bleiben|url=http://www.fupa.net/berichte/gekommen-um-zu-bleiben-79503.html|website=FuPa.net|accessdate=July 7, 2016|language=German|date=August 17, 2013}}</ref> In his first season there, he achieved promotion to the fifth-tier [[Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar]] with the club.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Schröder|first1=Torben|title=Polonaise übers Schott-Gelände|url=http://www.fupa.net/berichte/polonaise-uebers-schott-gelaende-152791.html|website=FuPa.net|accessdate=July 7, 2016|language=German|date=May 4, 2014}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
Zimmerman was a last-minute addition to the U.S. team at the [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] in Canada following an injury to [[Johann Smith]], but he did not see any playing time. He has since been called up to U-23 camps.
Zimmerman was a last-minute addition to the U.S. team at the [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] in Canada following an injury to [[Johann Smith]], but he did not see any playing time. He has since been called up to U-23 camps.


==USMNT Controversy==
==USMNT Controversy==
Zimmerman made news with his comments regarding the selection of certain players by [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] whom Zimmerman considered to be "fake Americans". However it has been pointed out that many of the players active on the USMNT prior to Klinsmann's takeover hold dual nationality as well.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://broadstreethooligans.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/preston-zimmerman-is-an-idiot/ | title = Preston Zimmerman is an Idiot | accessdate = January 6, 2012 | publisher = broadstreethooligans.wordpress.com}}</ref>
Zimmerman made news with his comments regarding the selection of certain players by [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] whom Zimmerman considered to be "fake Americans". However it has been pointed out that many of the players active on the USMNT prior to Klinsmann's takeover hold dual nationality as well.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://broadstreethooligans.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/preston-zimmerman-is-an-idiot/ | title = Preston Zimmerman is an Idiot | accessdate = January 6, 2012 | publisher = broadstreethooligans.wordpress.com | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120426081613/http://broadstreethooligans.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/preston-zimmerman-is-an-idiot/ | archivedate = April 26, 2012 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>{{better source needed|date=May 2018}}


==References==
==References==
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* {{cite web|last1=Blickenstaff|first1=Brian|title=The Making And Unmaking Of Preston Zimmerman, American Soccer Player|url=http://screamer.deadspin.com/the-making-and-unmaking-of-preston-zimmerman-american-1627362257|website=Deadspin|accessdate=July 7, 2016|date=August 28, 2014}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{fussballdaten|zimmermannpreston|Preston Zimmerman}}
* {{fussballdaten|zimmermannpreston|Preston Zimmerman}}
* [http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/vereine/3-liga/2011-12/sv-darmstadt-98-98/43328/spieler_preston-zimmerman.html Preston Zimmerman] at kicker.de {{de icon}}
* [http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/vereine/3-liga/2011-12/sv-darmstadt-98-98/43328/spieler_preston-zimmerman.html Preston Zimmerman] at kicker.de {{in lang|de}}


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Latest revision as of 10:38, 26 September 2024

Preston Zimmerman
Personal information
Full name Preston Mark Zimmerman[1]
Date of birth (1988-11-21) November 21, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Pasco, Washington, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
–2004 Crossfire Premier
2004–2006 IMG Soccer Academy
2006–2007 Hibernian & Caledonian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Hamburger SV II 36 (9)
2008–2009 Kapfenberger SV 21 (3)
2010–2011 Mainz 05 II 44 (10)
2011–2013 SV Darmstadt 98 64 (12)
2013–2016 TSV Schott Mainz 28 (17)
International career
2007 United States U20 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Preston Mark Zimmerman (born November 21, 1988) is a retired American soccer player.

Personal life

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Zimmerman was born in Auburn, Washington. He attended McLoughlin Middle School in Pasco, Washington.

Club career

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Hamburger SV

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As an 18-year-old, Zimmerman joined the German team Hamburger SV, where he spent most of his time with Hamburg's reserve team.[2] As a striker, Zimmerman played 14 games and scored three goals for the reserves during the 2006–2007 season.[3] Zimmerman was originally signed while he was only 17 but the contract did not become official until he turned 18, skirting FIFA's rules on foreign transfers by minors.[4]

Kapfenberger SV

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After a trial stint at Belgian club Cercle Brugge, it was announced on August 29, 2008, that Zimmerman was sold to the newly promoted Austrian Bundesliga club Kapfenberger SV, where he signed a two-year deal.[5] Zimmerman made his Austrian Bundesliga debut as a second-half substitute in a losing effort to SK Austria Kärnten, and scored his first goal for KSV on November 22 against Austrian giants Red Bull Salzburg.

Mainz 05

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On January 21, 2010, he returned to Germany, signing an amateur contract for FSV Mainz 05, where he played for the reserve team.[6]

SV Darmstadt 98

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On June 2, 2011, it was announced that Zimmerman would be joining recently promoted 3. Liga side SV Darmstadt. After two seasons with the club, Zimmerman left the club on June 17, 2013, with the plan to retire and return to school.[7]

TSV Schott Mainz

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In July 2013, he joined six-tier club TSV Schott Mainz.[8] In his first season there, he achieved promotion to the fifth-tier Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar with the club.[9]

International career

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Zimmerman was a last-minute addition to the U.S. team at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada following an injury to Johann Smith, but he did not see any playing time. He has since been called up to U-23 camps.

USMNT Controversy

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Zimmerman made news with his comments regarding the selection of certain players by Jürgen Klinsmann whom Zimmerman considered to be "fake Americans". However it has been pointed out that many of the players active on the USMNT prior to Klinsmann's takeover hold dual nationality as well.[10][better source needed]

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  2. ^ "Preston Zimmermann". Yanks Abroad. Archived from the original on March 22, 2006. Retrieved June 9, 2007.
  3. ^ "Preston Zimmerman » Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  4. ^ Canales, Andrea (September 18, 2006). "At home in Hamburg". ESPNsoccernet – Americans Abroad. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2007.
  5. ^ "Zimmerman geht nach Österreich". kicker Online (in German). August 29, 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  6. ^ "Mainz 05 II: Zimmermann erhält Vertrag/Markowitz geht" (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05. January 21, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  7. ^ "Socceroverthere.com". www.socceroverthere.com.
  8. ^ Imruck, Martin (August 17, 2013). "Gekommen um zu bleiben". FuPa.net (in German). Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  9. ^ Schröder, Torben (May 4, 2014). "Polonaise übers Schott-Gelände". FuPa.net (in German). Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  10. ^ "Preston Zimmerman is an Idiot". broadstreethooligans.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
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