Michael Blum (footballer)

Blum 's friendly with Hansa Rostock, January 19, 2013

Michael Blum ( born December 25, 1988 in Dusseldorf ) is a German footballer who is used on the left wing, both as full-back and in midfield. For the Karlsruher SC and Hansa Rostock Blum came during his career to a total of 34 missions in the 2nd Bundesliga.

Career

Youth in Dusseldorf and Essen

Blum began his footballing career in his native city, where he first " Left of Rhine club for lawn games " for, then for the Ballspielverein 04 and most recently as a C -teenager for the most successful club of the city, 95 Fortuna, played. Still a teenager, he finally moved to Rot-Weiss Essen and Dusseldorf left the first time. In Essen Blum then received his A- Youth - time by denied for the seasons 2005/ 06 and 2006/ 07, the U-19 Bundesliga 20 or 22 times, with red and white but in each case only in the lower half of the Final Table Season the West was able to position.

About Mülheim to Karlsruhe

In summer 2007, Blum joined again the club so that he experienced his first season in the men's area at Mülheim VfB Speldorf. With 34 missions during the season 2007/ 08, the fourth division Oberliga Nordrhein he was there at first -team regular. Speldorf end of the season but finished only 16th place of the final table, bringing the club did not qualify for the nascent summer 2008 NRW-Liga and became fünftklassig. Blum was then obliged by Karlsruher SC, although it played in the 2008 /09 season in the Bundesliga; Blum, however, was initially only given to the reserve team, which contested the fourth division Regionalliga. So he came in the 2008 /09 Regional League season to 31 missions, in which he scored two goals. At the same time, the Karlsruhe professional team got out of the Bundesliga from the 2nd Bundesliga, after which Blum was promoted to the cadre of the second division season 2009/10. He first played but still for the reserve team in the Regionalliga until he was charged with a Substitutes against Energie Cottbus first used on 14 September 2009 in the second division. Until February 2010, he was then only once mobilized for the reserve team, but played another 14 times for the second division team, in which he temporarily established himself as a regular player and for which he scored a total of two goals. From February to June 2010, however, came Blum only in the Regionalliga, which is why he left the Karlsruhe end of the season and the league rivals MSV Duisburg joined.

About Duisburg to Rostock

In Duisburg Blum signed a two-year contract and counted first squad of the second division team in the season 2010/11. Below Blum but could not prevail and played only for the reserve team in the NRW-Liga, in which he in the first round of the 2010/11 season six inserts absolvierte.A

During winter break 2010/11 Blum was for half a year to FC Hansa Rostock awarded, who took part in the 2010/11 season relegated from the Bundesliga 2 at the 3rd league. However, the loan agreement provided for a final change to Blum's Hansa, if the club should be promoted directly to the 2nd Bundesliga. Finally Blum contributed eleven missions to a rebirth as the runner of the 3rd League, where he was ten times off the bench. Nevertheless, thereby joined the now valid until 2013 contract with Hansa in force. At season's end Blum also won the National Cup with Rostock Mecklenburg -Western Pomerania, which he had contributed with a goal in four stakes.

At the beginning of the second division season 2011/12 Blum initially could not recommend coached by Peter Vollmann professional team Hansas and was instead used in three parts of the reserve team, which played under Axel Rietentiet in fünftklassigen Oberliga 2011/12. It was only in October 2011 came Blum to seven missions in the 2nd Bundesliga; However, Hansa fell into danger of relegation and replaced coach Vollmann after the first round by Wolfgang Wolf. Although Blum was used by this before the winter break twice, the coaching change for him ultimately mean a setback because it is no longer included in the spring of 2012 and in the meantime aground again for the reserve team in the Oberliga. From March 2012, Blum was, however, with ten inserts on the final ten days to a root force of the Rostock second division team. The desired relegation could Hansa but already no longer reach the penultimate round and standing as the first relegated to the 3rd Liga fixed.

In the third division Hansa 2012/13 initially remained below expectations, which is why Coach Wolf was replaced by Marc Fascher course of the season, the club played under the against the threat of relegation to the Viertklassigkeit. For Blum, the season turned nevertheless a turning point, as he with 35 of 38 possible league operations for the first time as a permanent regular players had been able to establish. As a result, the association, which forced a rebuild of the team after reaching the Class obtaining no longer planned, but with Blum, so that he received an offer to extend his expiring contract.

Blum at VfL Osnabrück

In July 2013, Blum agreed with VfL Osnabrück on a dated to 30 June 2014 contract, which he also plays in the 2013/14 season in the third division.