Michael Langer

Michael Langer
	Langer with Schalke 04 in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	6 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Bregenz, Austria
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Schalke 04
Number	34
Youth career
	Viktoria Bregenz
0000–2003	FC Hard
2003–2004	VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2007	VfB Stuttgart II
2005–2007	VfB Stuttgart
2008–2010	SC Freiburg
2008–2010	SC Freiburg II
2010–2012	FSV Frankfurt
2012–2014	FSV Frankfurt II
2012–2014	SV Sandhausen
2014–2015	Vålerenga
2016	Tampa Bay Rowdies
2016–2017	IFK Norrköping
2017–	Schalke 04
International career
2006	Austria U-21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 August 2017

Michael Langer (born 6 January 1985 in Bregenz, Vorarlberg) is an Austrian footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for 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 27 March 2019^[6]

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Europe		Total
Season	Club	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2005–06	VfB Stuttgart	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
2006–07			1	0	0	0	–		1	0
2007–08			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007–08	SC Freiburg	2. Bundesliga	13	0	0	0	–		13	0
2008–09			1	0	1	0	–		2	0
2009–10			0	0	0	0	–		0	0
2010–11	FSV Frankfurt		5	0	0	0	–		5	0
2011–12	FSV Frankfurt		0	0	2	0	–		2	0
2012–13	SV Sandhausen		8	0	0	0	–		8	0
2013–14	SV Sandhausen		0	0	0	0	–		0	0
2014	Vålerenga	Tippeligaen	28	0	3	0	–		31	0
2015	Vålerenga	Tippeligaen	14	0	1	0	–		15	0
2016	Tampa Bay Rowdies	NASL	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
2016	IFK Norrköping	Allsvenskan	13	0	0	0	–		13	0
2017	IFK Norrköping	Allsvenskan	15	0	6	0	2	0	23	0
2017–18	Schalke 04	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
2018–19			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019–20			0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Career Total			98	0	13	0	2	0	113	0

International career

Langer played once for the Austrian Under-21 national team in 2006.

Honours

Bundesliga: 2006–07

References

^ "Michael Langer moves to SC Freiburg". vfb.de. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2008.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Auf zur Feierstunde" (in German). Badische Zeitung. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
^ "Torwart Michael Langer vom FSV Frankfurt an den Hardtwald" (in German). SV Sandhausen. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
^ "Schwartz lässt rotieren - Langer geht nach Oslo" (in German). kicker.de. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
^ "Rowdies Sign Austrian Goalkeeper Michael Langer". RowdiesSoccer.com. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
^ "Michael Langer » Club matches". worldfootball.net.

External links

Michael Langer at fussballdaten.de (in German)

[1] "Michael Langer moves to SC Freiburg". vfb.de. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2008.^{[dead link‍]}

[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.

[6] "Michael Langer » Club matches". worldfootball.net.

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