Christian Träsch (born 1 September 1987) is a German former professional footballer who played as a right-back or defensive midfielder.[1]

Christian Träsch
Träsch with FC Ingolstadt 04 in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-09-01) 1 September 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Ingolstadt, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1992–2000 TV 1861 Ingolstadt
2000–2003 MTV Ingolstadt
2003–2006 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 1860 Munich II 39 (2)
2007–2008 VfB Stuttgart II 39 (1)
2008–2011 VfB Stuttgart 83 (5)
2011–2017 VfL Wolfsburg 124 (0)
2014 VfL Wolfsburg II 1 (1)
2017–2019 FC Ingolstadt 35 (1)
2020 Al-Wasl 1 (0)
Total 322 (10)
International career
2009–2011 Germany 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Träsch had his professional debut on 3 February 2008 against Schalke 04. He scored his first goal for VfB Stuttgart on 5 October 2008 against Werder Bremen from a 25-meter volley.

On 21 January 2009, he extended his contract at VfB Stuttgart until the summer of 2012.[2]

On 25 July 2011, Träsch moved to VfL Wolfsburg.[3]

On 25 October 2014, Träsch played 89 minutes in a reserve team match where he scored a 10th-minute goal.[4]

On 30 May 2015, he played as Wolfsburg won the German Cup for the first time defeating Borussia Dortmund 3–1 at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin.[5][6]

Träsch announced his retirement from playing in October 2020 aged 33.[7] He appeared in over 240 matches in the top two divisions of the German football pyramid.[8]

International career edit

Träsch was nominated on 19 May 2009 to the senior Germany squad for a tour of Asia.[9] He made his debut on this tour in a match against United Arab Emirates on 2 June.[10] He was substituted on in the 79th minute for Andreas Hinkel. His tenth and last international match was a 3-3 between Ukraine and Germany on 11 November 2011 in Kyiv.[11]

Career statistics edit

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1860 Munich II 2005–06 Regionalliga Süd 15 2 15 2 [12]
2006–07 24 0 24 0 [13]
Total 39 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 2
VfB Stuttgart II 2007–08 Regionalliga Süd 32 0 32 0 [14]
2008–09 3. Liga 7 1 7 1 [15]
Total 39 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 1
VfB Stuttgart 2007–08 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 [14]
2008–09 19 1 0 0 5 0 24 1 [15]
2009–10 29 3 3 0 6 1 38 4 [16]
2010–11 34 1 3 0 8 0 45 1 [17]
Total 83 5 6 0 19 1 0 0 108 6
VfL Wolfsburg 2011–12 Bundesliga 33 0 1 0 34 0 [18]
2012–13 17 0 4 1 21 1 [19]
2013–14 22 0 4 0 26 0 [20]
2014–15 12 0 3 0 6 0 21 0 [21]
2015–16 29 0 1 0 8 0 37 0 [22]
2016–17 11 0 1 0 2[a] 0 14 0 [23]
Total 124 0 14 1 14 0 2 0 154 1
VfL Wolfsburg II 2014–15 Regionalliga Nord 1 1 1 1 [21]
FC Ingolstadt 04 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 24 1 2 0 26 1 [24]
2018–19 11 0 0 0 11 0 [25]
Total 35 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 37 1
Al-Wasl 2019–20 UAE Pro League 1 0 1 0 2 0 [26]
Career total 322 10 23 1 33 1 2 0 380 12
  1. ^ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-off matches

Honours edit

1860 Munich

VfL Wolfsburg

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Christian Träsch". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Three new deals". vfb.de. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Träsch reizt die Perspektive – und das Zentrum" (in German). kicker. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Regionalliga Nord, 2014/15, 14. Spieltag". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Jürgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund goodbye spoiled by Wolfsburg in final". TheGuardian.com. 30 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Borussia Dortmund 1-3 VFL Wolfsburg". BBC Sport.
  7. ^ "Träsch hört auf: "Die Karriere war schön. Aber es reicht"". kicker (in German). 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  8. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (29 October 2020). "Christian Träsch - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Löw nominiert Neuer, Träsch, Gentner und Cacau" (in German). WAZ. 19 May 2009. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Gomez ist wieder da – Neuer überzeugt voll und ganz". kicker.de (in German). 2 June 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  11. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (29 October 2020). "Christian Träsch - International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  13. ^ "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  14. ^ a b "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  15. ^ a b "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  16. ^ "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  17. ^ "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  18. ^ "Christian Träsch" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  19. ^ "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  20. ^ "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  21. ^ a b "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  22. ^ "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  23. ^ "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  24. ^ "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  25. ^ "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  26. ^ "Christian Träsch". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

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