Benjamin Schöckel

Benjamin Schöckel ( born August 16, 1980 in Bad Neustadt an der Saale ) is a former German football player.

Career

Clubs

At the age of six years Schöckel began at the DJK Leutershausen playing football. In 1992 he moved to SV Sportfreunde Bad Neustadt he left towards Schweinfurt after three successful years. After only one season, he left the 1 FC Schweinfurt 05 and moved in 1996 to the youth department of FC Bayern Munich.

With the B -Juniors he won after his first season at Bayern with them the German Championship and also the leap into the DFB team succeeded. In the 2000 /01 season, he completed 23 Regional Games for the amateurs of FC Bayern Munich in the Regionalliga Süd. He made his debut on August 5, 2000 ( 2nd Round ) in the 1:4 defeat in the away match against VfB Stuttgart II Substitutes for Berkant Göktan in the 43rd minute.

From 2001 to 2003 he played for the regional league VfR Aalen before moving to second division side Energie Cottbus. In three seasons, he completed 45 second division games and a league game as a result of the rise for season 2006/07. The 2002 performed groin surgery caused in the aftermath pain and forced Schöckel for repeated pause, so were denied him in the top division multiple inserts, after his contract with Energie Cottbus was not extended beyond the 2006/07 season.

For the season 2007/ 08 he moved to second division Wehen, he however despite valid contract left after a disappointing season without use until 2009. 2008/ 09 he joined the VfR basking in the newly created 3rd league and advanced to the position of right-back first-team regular. On 21 November 2008, Petrik Sander, Schöckel had already been trained in Cottbus, coach of the club. On 7 April 2009 ( 30th Round ), he suffered a 4-3 victory at home to Dynamo Dresden a strong contusion of the left knee, had to be removed from the game in the 84th minute and fell until further. At that time he was already the tenth man in Aalen's squad, who was injured not play again. Schöckels injury turned out to be severe cartilage damage in the knee and made a continuation of the career is not until the last possible. With the descent of Aalen in the Regionalliga Süd fourth-rate at the end of the season his contract was invalid, which Schöckels career - also due to the ongoing injury - came to an end.

National

1997 graduated Schöckel eight caps for the U-16 national team. The first two matches he played on 1 and April 3 in Pforzheim or in Weinheim respectively against the selection of Turkey ( 2:2 or 0:1). From April 28 to May 9th was a member of the DFB squad, who played in their own country to the European Championship. Schöckel played alongside his team mate Sebastian Backer both the three group games were won without conceding a goal, and the next three to the third place play-off

Achievements

• Third in the U-16 European Championship 1997
• German Junior B Champion 1997 with FC Bayern Munich

Others

In addition to the career as a footballer, he successfully completed an apprenticeship as a motor mechanic.