Michael Rensing
 Rensing playing for Bayern Munich | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Rensing | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–2000 | TuS Lingen | ||
| 2000–2002 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2007 | Bayern Munich II | 114 | (0) |
| 2003–2010 | Bayern Munich | 53 | (0) |
| 2011– | 1. FC Köln | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2006 | Germany U-21 | 18 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2009 | |||
Michael Rensing (born 14 May 1984 in Lingen, Lower Saxony) is a German footballer who currently plays for 1. FC Köln.
Club career
Early career
Born of a German father and a Serbian mother,[1] Rensing joined Bayern in 2000 from TuS Lingen, and went on to develop his talent in the club's youth sides.
He spent the 2002–03 season in the German Regionalliga with Bayern's reserve side, and won a place in the UEFA Champions League squad at the start of the following campaign as he moved up the Bayern pecking order to become Oliver Kahn's deputy.
Bayern Munich
Rensing made his Bundesliga debut on 21 February 2004, playing the entire 90 minutes of the 1–0 home win against Hamburg. He also kept a clean sheet in his second match against Schalke 04.
Rensing saw action in six Bundesliga games in the 2005–06 season, and saw his first Champions League nod for an injured Oliver Kahn against Milan on 21 February 2006 (Milan keeper Dida was injured during the match, so both sides finished with reserve goalkeepers in goal), which ended in a 1–1 draw. On 15 April 2006, Rensing was involved in a strange incident prior to a match against Arminia Bielefeld. He took a warm-up shot that struck goalkeeper Oliver Kahn blackening his eye and forcing him to sit out the game. Rensing played in Kahn's place and Bayern went on to win the contest 2–0.[2][3]
As Kahn moved towards the end of his career, Rensing gradually received more playing time, covering for Kahn in his final 2007–08 season on 17 occasions. Following Kahn's retirement in 2008, Rensing was given a chance as Bayern's first-choice goalkeeper, but was unable to cement his spot. Following a poor start to the 2009-10 season, his experienced teammate Hans-Jörg Butt replaced him as the Bavarian club's first-choice goalkeeper. Although Rensing made a half-time substitute appearance for the unwell Butt in a 3–2 win at Werder Bremen on 23 January 2010 and made three appearances in the DFB-Pokal, Bayern opted to terminate his contract at the end of the season.
In November 2010 Rensing joined Leicester City on trial[4] but rejected the subsequent contract offer.[5]
1. FC Köln
On 21 December 2010 Rensing moved with immediate effect to 1. FC Köln.[6]
International career
Having been Germany's number one goalkeeper at the U-19 level, Rensing joined the hosts' squad at the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals, although he did not get off the bench. However, he had since become the first choice at U-21, helping his team qualify for the 2006 Euro Under-21 Championship.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Bayern Munich | 2003–04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 80 | 0 | |
| 1. FC Köln | 2011 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Career total | 67 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 94 | 0 | |
Statistics accurate as of 29 April 2011[7]
Honours
Club
- Fußball-Bundesliga: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10
- DFB-Pokal: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010
- Liga-Pokal: 2007
- Fußball-Regionalliga: 2004
- U-17 Bundesliga: 2001
- U-19 Bundesliga: 2002
References
- ^ "Bayern in Belgrade". fc-redstar.net. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ^ "Bayern Munich vs Arminia Bielefeld". guardian.co.uk. 15 April 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ "Bayern Stay Four Clear". sportinglife.com. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ "Foxes look at Rensing". Sky Sports. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ "Jobless Rensing Rejects Leicester City". FOCUS. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- ^ "FC verpflichtet Michael Rensing". 1. FC Köln (in German). 21 December 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
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External links
- Michael Rensing at fussballdaten.de (in German)