Alexander Walke
Alexander Walke ( born June 6, 1983 in Oranienburg ) is a German football goalkeeper.
Career
Walke began his footballing career in the youth teams of SG Eintracht Oranienburg before he played from 1997 for the B- youth of Energie Cottbus and from 1999 for the A- youth from Werder Bremen.
Werder Bremen
2001 Walke moved on to the second team in the Regionalliga An incoming Bremen, completed for this in the season 2001 /02 but only five appearances. He was noticed as early as 2001 in the boarding of the SV Werder by cannabis use and had to undergo three months individual training in the sequence. 2002/ 03 he came to 20 appearances for the reserve team of Bremen, however, consumed cannabis again in 2002. About two incidents of SV Werder had initially kept confidential.
Through its sporting achievements to Walke had recommended for the German U -20 team and graduated leaving the team at the Junior World Championship 2003 in the first round all three games. The administration of tetrahydrocannabinol him was detected in a drug test, the main active ingredient of cannabis, for which he was assigned by the International Football Federation with a seven -month ban in all national and international competitions as well as a fine of 10,000 Swiss francs. Uli Stielike, at this time U-20 national team coach, then called for a drastic lock on Walke, yet completed this 2004, two appearances for the German U- 21 team.
SC Freiburg
After a total of 54 appearances for Werder's reserve team Walke joined the 2005/06 season free transfer to the Bundesliga relegation SC Freiburg and displaced there Richard Golz from the starting eleven. In his first year he played for Freiburg 29 second division games, but the direct resurgence missed the Freiburg team than in fourth. Thus came Walke 2006/ 07 to 33 other second league appearances for SC Freiburg and became the beginning of the season 2007/ 08 was elected captain of his team. Previously, however, he had suffered a back injury in a car accident and returned to the starting lineup of the Breisgauer until the 10th game day. After 21 Round Walke lost his place at the winter break in the newly obligated Michael Langer.
Labor Wiesbaden and Hansa Rostock
For the season 2008/ 09 Walke moved to second division rivals Wehen in his contract but with the decline in June 2009, lost its validity. For the season 2009/10 moved to F. C. Walke Hansa Rostock, where he signed a contract for three years and Jörg Hahnel replaced as goalkeeper. But Walke also increased with Rostock from the 3rd league, then also this commitment after only one year was ended again.
Red Bull Salzburg and Greuther Fürth
In the summer of 2010, the FC Red Bull Salzburg Walke, who signed a three-year contract with the Austrian Bundesliga committed. Since Salzburg had at the same time obliged Gerhard Tremmel and this began as a goalkeeper, Walke arrived but initially only to use one in the last group match of the Europa League 2010/11 in December 2010, with Salzburg's resignation was clear from the competition in advance.
In January 2011, Walke was awarded to the German second division club SpVgg Greuther Fürth, in which he took the position after the injury- induced failure of the root goalkeeper Max green during the second half of the season 2010/11. For the 2011/12 season Walke returned to Salzburg, to form the goalkeeping duo of the club after the departure Tremmels along with Eddie Gustafsson. For half of the autumn passage, he succeeded Gustafsson to displace out of the gate and to be first-choice goalkeeper.
His contract with RB Salzburg was renewed in April 2012 for a further two years until 30 June 2015.
Private
Alexander Walke has been married since 2009 and has two children.
Achievements
- Austrian Champion: 2012, 2014
- Austrian Cup winner: 2012