Björn Kopplin

Björn Kopplin ( born January 7, 1989 in Berlin ) is a German football player.

Youth

He began with six years of playing football at the 1 FC Union Berlin, where he played nine years in youth.

Career

Clubs

Kopplin played until 2004 in the youth department of the first FC Union Berlin and was transferred for a training compensation in the amount of 15,000 euros in the youth department of FC Bayern Munich, where he was employed until 2007 mainly in the U-19 team. Consistently good performances promoted him in 2007 to the regional team, for whom he made ​​his debut on 10 May 2008 ( 31 Matchday) in the 3-3 draw in the away match against SV Sandhausen, in the 74th minute when he Timo Heinze came on. His first non- league game he played on August 2, 2008 ( 2nd Round ) in a 2-2 away draw against the Wuppertal SV Borussia, as he, after 69 minutes - also for Timo Heinze - was used.

During the summer break in 2010 Kopplin moved to Bundesliga VfL Bochum relegated, for whom he debuted on Matchday 1 on August 23, 2010 at the home match against TSV 1860 Munich. In his first year, he completed the second division all 34 season games. At the end of Bochum finished third and missed the resurgence in the relegation. On 17 December 2011 ( 19th Round ), he scored in a 2-0 away win against FSV Frankfurt with the opening goal in the 20th minute, his first league goal at senior level.

For the 2012/13 season Kopplin moved to his youth club 1.FC Union Berlin. He signed a valid contract until June 30, 2015.

National

With the U- 17 national team Kopplin took fourth place at the European Championship 2006. In 2008 he was appointed to the U-19 selection for the 2008 European Championship in the Czech Republic, with which he won 3-1 in the final against Italy and so was able to record the first title of his career. In the final Kopplin came like in the previous games used. During the U-19 European Championship, he played primarily as a left-back. In 2007, he stood in the squad at the UEFA European CAF Meridian Cup.

His debut in the U-20 national team was Kopplin on April 22, 2009 in Chemnitz 's 5-0 victory over the selection of Italy. He scored his first two goals on 7 October 2009 in the second round of the U- 20 World Cup in Nigeria, including the decisive 3-2 in injury time. His last game for this team selection he denied October 10, 2009 in Cairo in the quarter- final, which was lost in extra time with 1:2 against the selection of Brazil.

Achievements

• U- 19 European Champion 2008
• German A- Junior Vice- Champion 2007 with FC Bayern Munich