Stefan Reinartz
Reinartz in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-01-01) 1 January 1989
Place of birth Engelskirchen, West Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, defender
Youth career
1993–1998 Heiligenhauser SV
1998–1999 Bergisch Gladbach 09
1999–2006 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Bayer Leverkusen II 35 (0)
2008–2015 Bayer Leverkusen 145 (11)
2009 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 16 (0)
2015–2016 Eintracht Frankfurt 15 (1)
Total 211 (12)
International career
2004–2005 Germany U16 4 (0)
2005–2006 Germany U17 9 (1)
2006–2007 Germany U18 4 (0)
2007–2008 Germany U19 10 (1)
2008–2009 Germany U20 4 (0)
2009–2010 Germany U21 6 (0)
2010–2013 Germany 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stefan Reinartz (born 1 January 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played a defensive midfielder or defender.

Career

Reinartz was born in Engelskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. He came through the ranks at Bayer Leverkusen, but did not play any games for them in the 2008–09 season. He made his professional debut in the Second Division while on loan with 1. FC Nürnberg on 9 February 2009 when he started a match against 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[1] Reinartz played 163 German top-flight matches.[2] The defender won three caps for Germany.[3] He announced his retirement, at age 27, on 27 May 2016 due to injuries.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Eigler trifft, Hornig fliegt". kicker.de. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  2. ↑ Arnhold, Matthias (17 January 2019). "Stefan Reinartz - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. ↑ Arnhold, Matthias (17 January 2019). "Stefan Reinartz - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Stefan Reinartz beendet mit 27 seine Karriere". dfb.de. 27 May 2016.
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