Christoph Metzelder

Christoph Metzelder in 2011

Christoph Tobias Metzelder ( born November 5, 1980 in Haltern ) is a German footballer who currently plays for the country division club TuS Haltern. The defender was in the 2001/02 season with Borussia Dortmund German champion, won in 2008 with Real Madrid and the Spanish Cup with FC Schalke 04 in the 2010/11 season the DFB Cup.

Biography

Christoph Metzelder was born in Haltern (North Rhine -Westphalia) and grew up there. In his youth he was an altar boy and graduated in 2000 graduated from high school at the local Joseph King High School with a grade point average of 1.8. Parallel to his career as a professional football player, he began in the summer semester 2001 at the University of Hagen, a study of business administration. He is a member of the Catholic Student Association AV Silesia (Hall, Bonn) in Bochum Cartellverband. According to his own words he is a member of the CDU.

Christoph Metzelder has three brothers. His younger brother Malte is also a professional footballer. His other two brothers are doctors. In October 2009, Metzelder has one daughter.

Career

Youth

Metzelder was interested in first for athletics, which he also practiced long parallel to the football. He first played football at TuS Haltern, for which he was active from 1986, first on the position of the goalkeeper. He remained the club and after a move connected and supported financially and in an advisory capacity to local development. In 1995 he moved, together with his team-mates Sérgio da Silva Pinto, in the youth of FC Schalke 04, a year later he went to Preußen Münster. As a player of Preußen Münster he completed on 17 March 1999, his first game in the U-18 national team of the German Football Association at a 0:4 defeat to the age colleague from Italy in a short-term use. Shortly thereafter, he was inducted into the season 1999/2000 in the Regional squad of Prussia.

Borussia Dortmund and jump into the national

In the summer of 2000 Metzelder moved to Borussia Dortmund, where he was initially intended only as a player of the second team. Due to the injuries of -budgetary defender Christian Wörns and Stefan Reuter he moved already on the opening day of the season in the starting lineup of the BVB and played in the 1-0 victory against Hansa Rostock. Metzelder was then on a regular basis (less than full-back ) used in central defense and finished in its premiere season 19 games.

The following season, which was to become the most successful in the career Metzelder, started for the then 20 -year-olds with the first appointment to the German national football team, for whom he made ​​his debut in the friendly against Hungary in a 5-2 on 15 August 2001. In the championship season, he played 25 games of Borussia BVB, he also stood three times in the Champions League and eight times in the UEFA Cup on the court. In the final game of the competition, in the Dortmund 2:3 lost to Feyenoord Rotterdam, Metzelder did not play because he had received his second yellow card of the competition in the semi-finals and was suspended for the final. After the season Metzelder was appointed to the Germany squad for the World Cup in Japan and South Korea, where he completed all seven games.

At the beginning of the following season was Metzelder regular player at Borussia Dortmund. However, he had to deal with complaints from October 2002 on the right Achilles tendon that have been resolved in March 2003 surgery. After the summer break in 2003 Metzelder was appointed captain of Borussia, without being able to actively intervene in the action on the plaza. In October 2003, a second surgery was performed to again joined a long period of rehabilitation. Nevertheless, the club extended in summer 2004 Metzelder's expiring contract until the end of the season 2006/07.

Its first use was after almost two year break an away game at Dortmund Hansa Rostock in December 2004, came on in the Metzelder. Thereafter he remained injury-free in his Dortmunder time down to minor injuries. In the fall of 2005, he was - again nominated for matches involving the German team, whose tribe he belonged henceforth - shortly after his first Bundesliga goal against 1 FSV Mainz 05. At the World Cup in 2006, he completed six games for the German team. Due to an impending yellow card suspension, he was not used in the third group match against Ecuador.

Real Madrid (2007 to 2010)

In spring 2007, Metzelder extended his contract at Borussia Dortmund and not moved to the 2007/08 season to Real Madrid. On the first day of the 2007/ 08 Metzelder made ​​his debut in the Spanish Primera División when he was substituted at half time in the 2-1 against Atlético Madrid. In the first team of Real Madrid Metzelder came to December 2007 to eleven inserts ( seven times in the Primera Division, three times in the Champions League and once in the Copa del Rey ), after he was injured not be considered. After about five month break Metzelder announced on 37th match day 2-2 draw against Real Zaragoza his comeback.

After the signing of coach Juande Ramos as the successor of Bernd Schuster and after his team-mate Pepe had been locked out assault for ten games, Metzelder moved back into the starting XI of Real Madrid and played among others in the fight for the championship against FC Sevilla and El Clasico against Barcelona. Overall, he came at the end of the season 2008/ 09 on 15 missions.

In his third season at Real was Metzelder only substitute. While moving his opponent Fabio Cannavaro returned to Juventus, but were in turn with Raúl Albiol and Ezequiel Garay two new central defender, so Metzelder held a place on the bench most of the time. Through its reservists - existence and many injuries Metzelder came into this season only three inserts - one in the Spanish Cup, two in the league.

FC Schalke 04 (2010 to 2013)

For the 2010/11 season changed Metzelder free transfer to FC Schalke 04, in which he received a three-year contract until 2013. This Metzelder his former youth team and the arch-rival of his former teams from Dortmund concurred. His first Bundesliga game for Schalke denied Metzelder on Matchday 1 of the 2010/11 season against Hamburger SV, after he had given his competitive debut on 7 August 2010 in the match for the Super Cup against FC Bayern Munich.

On November 20, 2010 (13th Round ) achieved Metzelder 4-0 against SV Werder Bremen after a corner kick his first goal for FC Schalke 04 Schalke With he won the 2011 DFB-Pokal and the DFL Supercup. While he was still part of the permanent staff under Felix Magath, ran the last two years at Schalke similar to his time in Madrid. Because of coach changes and injury problems he brought it in the last years of his career at just 20 Bundesliga appearances. His end of the season 2012/13 expiring contract was not renewed by Schalke. So he decided to end June 30, 2013 his active professional career.

TuS Haltern (since 2013)

His comeback with his youth club was Metzelder on August 25, 2013 ( 2nd Round ) in the 0-3 defeat against DJK Eintracht Coesfeld, where he had to be replaced, however, due to an injury after 28 minutes. Due to lack of time and training residue was this his only use so far for TuS he looked from time to time as the second assistant coach.

After professional football

Since July 2013 Metzelder works as an expert and co-commentator for the television channel Sky Germany and as managing director for sports marketing agency Jung von Matt / sports. He plays again at his hometown club TuS Haltern, where he supports the athletic director Sascha Kopschina.

Social Commitment

Metzelder uses its popularity as a professional footballer to get involved in social causes. He was, for example, an ambassador for the Football World Cup 2006, the people with disabilities in Germany and the Herzenswünsche in Münster and the SKM - debt counseling for young people in Dortmund.

In order to focus its social commitment, Christoph Metzelder founded in 2006 his own foundation " Future Youth ", which currently supports 15 different projects. Just by meeting with young people, he realized in his own words, that in Germany more and more children are confronted with poverty and hopelessness. He decided, these girls and boys to promote with this foundation. You specifically supports projects that help young people in their educational and professional way and promote their social skills.

Furthermore, Metzelder involved with his former team-mate Sebastian Kehl for roterkeil.net, a project against child prostitution and child abuse under the direction of Kaplan Jochen Reidegeld. In this context, the two former altar boys and professing Catholics were introduced in 2005, Pope John Paul II in January, which they handed over the honorary membership of Borussia Dortmund.

Christoph Metzelder also serves on the Board of Trustees of the youth football foundation, which was founded in 2000 by several internationals and faculty of the football coach - special course. He is also, together with Carsten Ramelow Vice President of the Association of Contract football players. Early 2013 he was re-elected as Vice President for another three years until 2016.

On 7 November 2011 Metzelder the Order of Merit of North Rhine -Westphalia was presented by Prime Minister Hannelore Kraft.

Achievements

National team:

  • Vice World Champion 2002
  • 3rd place World Cup 2006
  • Vice European Champion 2008

Club:

  • German Champion 2001 / 02 with Borussia Dortmund
  • Spanish Champion 2007/ 08 with Real Madrid
  • Spanish Supercup final 2007/ 08 with Real Madrid
  • DFB Cup winners 2010/11 FC Schalke 04

Individual awards:

  • Trofeo Bravo: 2002
  • Silver Bay Leaf: 2006
  • Order of Merit of North Rhine -Westphalia: 2011
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