Patrick Rakovsky
Patrick Rakovsky 2013
Patrick Rakovsky ( born June 2, 1993 Olpe ) is a German football goalkeeper. He is since 2011 in the Bundesliga 1 FC Nuremberg under contract.
Career
With the football Patrick Rakovsky began in Sauerland, when he joined the SC plates - Germingshausen. After that he played until 1999 when FC Schreibershof. After moving his family to the Czech Republic Rakovsky played a year in the youth of FK Dukla Prague, then moved to Sparta Prague for three years and then for one year at Slavia Prague. In 2004 he returned to Sparta Prague and was with the U -15 Czech Master. Shortly thereafter, Rakovsky returned to Germany, where he joined the FC Schalke 04. With his new club, he became an instant Westphalia Cup winner. These achievements earned him an invitation to the German U -15 national team, where he played his first international game in a friendly match against Poland. Vocations in other DFB youth teams followed. With the U- 19 of Schalke 04 in 2011, he was runner-up in the Bundesliga West and re- Westphalia Cup winner.
In July 2011, he received his first professional contract with 1.FC Nuremberg. The 187 cm and 82 kg Rakovsky impressed in pre-season with good performances and let in the hierarchy the -budgetary second goalkeeper Alexander Stephan behind. When Nuremberg's main goalkeeper Raphael Schäfer injured early in the season on the right tibia and fibula, Rakovsky was 20 August 2011 in the away game at Borussia Dortmund for his first Bundesliga use. When 0:2 his team he was at that time the third-youngest football goalkeeper in Bundesliga history; only the Düsseldorf Frank Kirn and the Dortmund Eike Immel were younger in their debut games. After only two games in which Rakovsky showed good performance, its first test was ended. In training he injured his finger, which necessitated surgical intervention, and put him out of action for several weeks. In the 2012/13 season, he came from the eighth to the eleventh Round four Bundesliga appearances.
Nuremberg coach Dieter Hecking designated Rakovsky as keeper of the modern generation: "He's a gambling goalkeeper who is strong on the line and can handle the ball. " In 2012, he was the DFB with the Fritz -Walter - Medal in bronze as one of the best young players in his age group (U -19) awarded.
Achievements
Personal Awards
- Fritz -Walter -Medaille in Bronze ( U19 ): 2012