2008–09 Stuttgarter Kickers season

The 2008–09 Stuttgarter Kickers season was the 109th season in the club's football history. In 2008–09 the club played in the new founded 3. Liga, the third tier of German football. The club also has taken part in the 2008–09 edition of the Wurttemberg Cup.

Stuttgarter Kickers
2008–09 season
ChairmanDirk Eichelbaum
ManagerStefan Minkwitz (Aug. until Sep.)
Edgar Schmitt (Sep. until Apr.)
Edgar Schmitt (Apr. until Jun.)
StadiumGazi-Stadion auf der Waldau, Stuttgart, BW
3. Liga20th
Wurttemberg CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Gambo & Vaccaro (5)
All: Vaccaro (7)
Highest home attendance6,070 vs. Dynamo Dresden, 11 November 2008
Lowest home attendance2,500 vs. Werder Bremen II, 7 December 2008

Squad information

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Squad and statistics

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Squad Season 2008–09
No. Player Nat. Birthdate at Kickers since previous club 3. Liga Wurttemberg Cup
App Gls App Gls
Goalkeepers
1 Manuel Salz   6 August 1985 2003 Junior Team 38 0 3 0
25 Benjamin Huber   27 August 1985 1994 FC Ingolstadt 04 1 0 1 0
Defenders
2 Moritz Steinle   14 February 1983 1990 Junior Team 16 0 0 0
3 Jens Härter   19 December 1979 2004 SGV Freiberg 22 1 2 0
4 Torsten Traub   8 September 1975 2009 VfR Aalen 18 1 0 0
5 Saša Janić   7 May 1975 2008 SSV Reutlingen 05 6 0 2 0
12 Dirk Dittrich   29 January 1986 2009 Richmond Kickers Future 0 0 0 0
15 Marcel Rapp   16 April 1979 2007 SC Pfullendorf 12 0 2 0
16 Simon Köpf   25 March 1987 2009 VfR Aalen 9 0 0 0
17 Benedikt Deigendesch   15 September 1985 2007 1. FC Nürnberg II 30 2 1 0
38 Thomas Gentner   4 October 1988 2007 Junior Team 18 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 Josip Landeka   1 June 1968 2008 1. FSV Mainz 05 II 23 3 1 0
10 Bashiru Gambo   24 September 1978 2004 Wydad AC Casablanca 33 5 3 0
13 Jörn Schmiedel   13 September 1978 2008 SSV Reutlingen 05 3 0 0 0
14 Mustafa Parmak   19 May 1982 2009 TuS Koblenz 8 0 0 0
20 Alexander Rosen   10 April 1979 2007 Follo FK 30 2 0 0
24 Thorsten Reiß   11 August 1984 2008 FSV Oggersheim 18 0 3 0
25 Ralf Kettemann   20 August 1986 2008 Junior Team 14 0 3 1
26 Marko Kovač   6 January 1987 2005 Junior Team 1 0 2 0
27 Franco Petruso   18 August 1988 2001 Junior Team 2 0 0 0
33 Sascha Traut   21 May 1985 2008 TuS Koblenz 35 2 3 2
36 Marcel Ivanusa   16 January 1985 1996 Junior Team 5 0 0 0
Forwards
7 Michael Schürg   21 October 1984 2008 SSV Ulm 1846 26 4 3 1
9 Orlando Smeekes   28 December 1981 2008 Go Ahead Eagles 29 4 0 0
11 Marco Tucci   2 May 1985 2000 Junior Team 19 1 3 1
16 Gino Russo   22 November 1985 2008 SG Sonnenhof Großaspach 0 0 0 0
18 Danny Galm   17 March 1986 2009 FC Energie Cottbus II 14 3 0 0
19 Sokol Kacani   16 February 1984 2008 FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt 10 0 3 4
32 Dirk Prediger   23 January 1987 2007 Junior Team 8 1 3 2
42 Mijo Tunjic   2 February 1988 2006 Junior Team 6 2 0 0
47 Gökhan Gümüşsu   17 February 1989 2002 Junior Team 2 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
18 Angelo Vaccaro   4 October 1981 2007 FC Augsburg 15 5 3 2
22 Şaban Genişyürek   3 January 1986 2007 FV Illertissen 0 0 1 1

Reserve team

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Kickers' reserve team finished 7th in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and were coached by Björn Hinck.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   POR Luis Rodrigues
GK   GER Julian Hauser
DF   GER Tobias Müller
DF   GRE Ioannis Tsapakidis
DF   ITA Alessandro Abruscia
DF   GER Eugen Schneider
DF   USA Royal-Dominique Fennell
DF   GER Tobias Weber
DF   GER Moritz Steinle
MF   GER Maikel Boric
MF   GER Thomas Gentner
MF   TUR Burhan Degirmenci
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   SVN Marcel Ivanusa
MF   GER Demis Jung
MF   GER Markus Kärcher
MF   CRO Marko Kovač
MF   TUR Ali Pala
MF   ITA Andre Olveira
MF   ITA Franco Petruso
MF   ITA Michele Rizzi
FW   GER Dennis Förster
FW   TUR Gökhan Gümüşsu
FW   NED Mijo Tunjic
FW   NED Antonio Tunjic
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