Dennis Diekmeier
Dennis Diekmeier 2009
Dennis Diekmeier ( born October 20, 1989 in Thedinghausen, Verden ) is a German footballer who plays for Hamburger SV in the German Bundesliga since 2010, is under contract and can be used as a right midfielder and as a right-back.
Career
In the club
Diekmeier began at TSV Bierden playing football and later played at TSV Verden, before he moved to the youth department of SV Werder Bremen in 2003. For the season 2008/ 09 he was promoted to the cadre of the second team of Bremen, which plays in the 3rd Liga. At the same time belonged Diekmeier also the first-team squad. Werder he came mostly in the midfield to use. In January 2009 Diekmeier joined the then second division side FC Nuremberg and first came there in all games of the season and in two games Relegation used. The Kicker sports magazine named him after the season to become the third best -back of the season.
On the first day of the Bundesliga season 2009/10 Diekmeier was elected to the " Team of the Week " of the kicker. After eight games Diekmeier was next to the only Keeper Shepherd Nuremberg, who had played in every game. However, in the final training session a day before the ninth round, he suffered a shock allergy, which is why even an ambulance was flown in by helicopter. Nevertheless Diekmeier should play. However, two hours before the game he got a protective barrier, because one of the drugs was on the doping list. The trigger of shock a lawn mold allergy was diagnosed later. For winter break, VfL Wolfsburg offered an estimated four million euros for Diekmeier. However, the transfer did not materialize. Instead Diekmeier moved in summer 2010 to Hamburger SV, whose home games had it 's own expressions, according to already visited as a child. Due to an injury he came to Hamburg 27 Round only at his first appearance. In a 6-2 home victory against 1 FC Cologne, he has been asked by Michael Oenning, who was only a few days earlier become coach of HSV in the starting lineup and replaced by strong performance in the 55th minute against Guy Demel.
In the National Team
With the German U-19 national team Diekmeier was 2008 European Champion. During the tournament in the Czech Republic he usually played as a right-back. Following the final, he was awarded the Fritz Walter Gold Medal.
Successes as a player
- U-19 European champion in 2008 with Germany
- Fritz Walter Gold Medal (U -19), July 2008
- Bundesliga promotion 2008/ 09 with the 1st FC Nuremberg
Private
Diekmeier is married to his coming from Helmstedt girlfriend Dana since May 2010. Together the two have two children.