Markus Schuler
Birth date1 August 1977 (age 49)
Birth placeLöffingen, West Germany
Height1.83 m
PositionLeft back
Youthclubs 1FC Löffingen
Youthclubs 2FC Neustadt
Youthclubs 3FV Donaueschingen
Years 11998–2000
Clubs 1Fortuna Köln
Caps 131
Goals 12
Years 22000–2002
Clubs 2Mainz 05
Caps 257
Goals 21
Years 32002–2004
Clubs 3Hannover 96
Caps 339
Goals 30
Years 42004–2012
Clubs 4Arminia Bielefeld
Caps 4203
Goals 40
Totalcaps330
Totalgoals3

Markus Schuler (born 1 August 1977) is a German former professional footballer who played as left back.[1]

Career

Born in Löffingen, Schuler began playing youth football at SV Feldberg and FC Löffingen. He played senior football with regional league clubs FC Neustadt and FV Donaueschingen before joining 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Köln in 1998. After Fortuna were relegated in 2000, Schuler moved to Mainz 05 where manager Jürgen Klopp converted him from a winger to fullback. In 2002, Schuler joined newly promoted Hannover 96 where he would make his Bundesliga debut. In total, Schuler would play in 182 Bundesliga matches for Hannover and Arminia Bielefeld.[2] In 2009, Schuler set the record for most Bundesliga matches played without scoring a goal.[3] Schuler ended his playing career with Arminia, with the club suffering relegations to the 2. and 3. Bundesliga during his latter seasons.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Markus Schuler". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Ortenau: Ex-Bundesligaprofi verstärkt Ettenheim" (in German). Schwarzwälder Bote. 13 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Markus Schuler ist der harmloseste Profi der Liga" (in German). Die Welt. 15 May 2009.
  4. ^ ""Bevor ich ein Stolpertor mache, lass ich es lieber ganz"" (in German). 11 Freunde. 10 April 2012.