Christoph Moritz

Christoph Moritz ( 2010)

Christoph Moritz ( born January 27, 1990 in Düren ) is a German football player. He plays primarily as a defensive midfielder.

Career

Clubs

Moritz began his career at Victoria Arnoldsweiler, a club from the Arnoldsweiler district of Düren. From 2006 he played for the youth teams of Alemannia Aachen, with the B- youth team, he was 2007 Middle Rhine Cup winner. For the season 2009/10 he moved to FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04

At Schalke he was actually intended for playing in the Regionalliga West second team. On the first day of the Bundesliga season, however, he made his debut in the first team during the game against 1 FC Nuremberg in the grid. On the second day he scored his first Bundesliga against VfL Bochum. Moritz established himself as a regular player and has been used in defensive, but also the right of midfield.

The following season, he came to less inserts also due to injuries. He also had no fixed position, but jumped as one where replacement was missing. In the UEFA Champions League match against Olympique Lyon, he made ​​his first international competitive match. This season he won the DFB-Pokal his first title.

The 2011/12 season began less than promising for Moritz. An injury slowed him out for almost the entire season so far. It was only in late autumn he was fit again and had only held the Joker role. On 1 December 2011 he made ​​his first UEFA Europa League game in the victory against Steaua Bucharest.

Due to re- injury and strong competition, as new signing Roman Neustadter, he also came in the first half of the season 2012/13 only to brief missions or missions in the second team. In December 2012, Moritz announced that he will not extend his contract expiring in the summer of 2013.

1 FSV Mainz 05

On February 5, 2013 Moritz signed a contract with 1 FSV Mainz 05, effective from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2017.

National

Moritz was in the preliminary squad of the German U-20 national team for the Junior World Cup 2009, but was not released by his club for the tournament. On 13 November 2009 Moritz played his first game for the German U-20 national team. In the game against Austria, he scored his first goal. On 3 September 2010 he made ​​his debut in the German U- 21 team in the game against the Czech Republic on the grid. For the play-off games against the U -21 Switzerland for U-21 Football Championship in 2013 in Israel, he was first nominated again for the German U- 21 team for almost two years. In the 1:3 away win in the return match against Switzerland, he played the full 90 minutes on the double-six on the side of Sebastian Rudy. Despite a few games for his club, he was nominated for the finals of the U -21 Football Championship in 2013 in Israel by Rainer Adrion for the Germany squad. Against the Netherlands he was sitting on the bench. Because of a febrile gastrointestinal illness he fell out for the rest of the group stage. Since Germany could not qualify for the knockout stage and was eliminated in the group stage, he came at the European Championships to no use.

Play

Moritz offers to analyze a game by its ability. He is regarded as " immensely clarified and impresses with its no-frills style of play ." Is also appreciated its excellent stamina. His playing style is unexcited and it shines with a secure pass rate.

Achievements

  • DFB Cup winner with FC Schalke 04: 2011
  • DFL - Supercup final against FC Schalke 04: 2011

Private

Moritz made ​​in June 2009 at the Gymnasium in Düren Stiftisches graduated from high school.

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