Giovanni Federico (born 4 October 1980) is a German former professional footballer[1][2] who played as an attacking midfielder.[3]
 Federico in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 October 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Hagen, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1994 | SSV Hagen | ||
| 1994–1999 | VfL Bochum | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | VfL Bochum II | 31 | (7) |
| 2000–2005 | 1. FC Köln II | 131 | (79) |
| 2002–2005 | 1. FC Köln | 18 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Karlsruher SC | 64 | (33) |
| 2007–2009 | Borussia Dortmund | 32 | (4) |
| 2008 | → Borussia Dortmund II | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Karlsruher SC (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Arminia Bielefeld | 33 | (12) |
| 2010–2012 | VfL Bochum | 57 | (11) |
| 2012–2013 | Viktoria Köln | 15 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | TuS Ennepetal | 59 | (8) |
| 2016–2018 | SSV Hagen | 24 | (10) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2018 | SSV Hagen (player-manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Federico was born in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia. He agreed to join Borussia Dortmund from Karlsruher SC for 2007–08 on a Bosman transfer on 7 March 2007, after a highly successful season, individually (top goalscorer with 19 goals) and collectively (his team achieved promotion with the first place in 2. Bundesliga). He returned to Karlsruhe on loan in the 2008–09 winter transfer window on loan.[4] After Karlsruhe were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season, Federico originally returned to Borussia Dortmund, but was signed by Arminia Bielefeld on 10 July. After one year with Arminia Bielefeld, he announced his return to VfL Bochum and signed on 10 June 2010. When Federico ended his professional career in Bochum in 2012, he had amassed 62 goals at the top two levels of the German football pyramid.[5]
Managerial career edit
In October 2016, Federico returned to his former childhood club, SSV Hagen, where he was appointed player-manager. He left the club at his own request in February 2018 because would like to devote himself to other tasks in the future.[6]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfL Bochum II | 1999–00 | Regionalliga West/Südwest | 31 | 7 | — | 31 | 7 | |
| 1. FC Köln II | 2000–01 | Oberliga Nordrhein | 34 | 22 | — | 34 | 22 | |
| 2001–02 | 29 | 19 | — | 29 | 19 | |||
| 2002–03 | Regionalliga Nord | 24 | 12 | — | 24 | 12 | ||
| 2003–04 | 10 | 6 | — | 10 | 6 | |||
| 2004–05 | 34 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 21 | ||
| Total | 131 | 79 | 2 | 1 | 133 | 80 | ||
| 1. FC Köln | 2002–03 | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2004–05 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Karlsruher SC | 2005–06 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 14 |
| 2006–07 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 19 | ||
| Total | 64 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 33 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 6 |
| 2008–09 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 6 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2007–08 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Karlsruher SC (loan) | 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 13 |
| VfL Bochum | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7 |
| 2011–12 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 6 | ||
| Total | 57 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 13 | ||
| Viktoria Köln | 2012–13 | Regionalliga West | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Career total | 398 | 150 | 20 | 7 | 418 | 157 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b "Giovanni Federico" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Federico, Giovanni" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "TuS Ennepetal - Squad 2016/2017". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Federico und Engelhardt kehren zurück" [Federico and Engelhardt return] (in German). Karlsruher SC. 19 December 2008. Archived from the original on 21 December 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (2 February 2017). "Giovanni Federico - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Rücktritt! Federico verlässt SSV Hagen". fussball.de (in German). 18 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
External links edit
- Giovanni Federico at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Giovanni Federico at WorldFootball.net
