Benjamin Baltes (born 30 March 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Saarbrücken, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Borussia M'gladbach | |||
| –2000 | MSV Duisburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 71 | (9) |
| 2005–2006 | SC Freiburg | 15 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | VfB Lübeck | 43 | (1) |
| 2008 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Erzgebirge Aue | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 15 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Excelsior | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Wuppertaler SV | 25 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 47 | (10) |
| Total | 240 | (21) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBaltes was born in Saarbrücken.
He began playing for KFC Uerdingen 05 in 2002, having switched from the youth team to the first team. Just after he achieved a Player of the Year award for Uerdingen, he found himself on the move, unhappy that he would be playing third division football. He decided to move to SC Freiburg, where he was contracted until 2008.
In August 2006, after trialling with TuS Koblenz,[1] he switched to VfB Lübeck, where he played for eighteen months, before moving to Rot-Weiss Essen.[2] He then joined Aue in 2008 and was released on 30 June 2009.
After trialling with the club,[3] Baltes signed with Eredivisie team SBV Excelsior.
In July 2011, he joined the German Regionalliga West side Wuppertaler SV.
In 2020 he returned to former club KFC Uerdingen 05.[4]
Baltes played for the Germany U20 national team.
References
edit- ^ "Beim SC soll der Knoten platzen". Offenburger Tageblatt (in German). 25 August 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ Schröer, Thomas (18 January 2008). "Baltes träumt von der Ersten Liga". Neue Rhein/Neue Ruhr Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Excelsior wil verder met Benjamin Baltes" [Excelsior wants to continue with Benjamin Baltes]. Rijnmond (in Dutch). 17 July 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "KFC Uerdingen: Benjamin Baltes kehrt zum KFC Uerdingen zurück". RP Online (in German). 16 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
External links
edit- Benjamin Baltes at WorldFootball.net
- Benjamin Baltes at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Benjamin Baltes at ESPN FC
- Benjamin Baltes at DFB (also available in German)