Felix Kroos

Kroos in training camp with Werder Bremen, July 8, 2010 in Norderney

Felix Kroos (born 12 March 1991 in Greifswald ) is a German footballer who is used as rechtsfüßiger offensive player both in attack and in the midfield. Kroos is 35 times junior national player of the DFB and was in his career for Hansa Rostock in the 2nd Bundesliga and Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga active.

Career

Childhood and youth in Greifswald and Rostock

Felix Kroos was born Birgit Kroos ', which had been under her birth name Birgit comber East German champion in badminton, in Greifswald, where he grew up along with his 14 months older brother, the future national players Toni Kroos, in Schonwalde district. The football games, the brothers learned from 1997 at Greifswald SC, where her father Roland worked as a youth coach at the club. When the father in 2002 as a youth coach for F. C. Hansa Rostock moved, his sons went with to Rostock, where they went through the youth teams of the Hansa in the following and the CJD Christophorusschule visited. 2009 ended Felix Kroos his school career there with the diploma.

While his brother Toni FC Bayern Munich drew attention to himself by his performances in Hansas youth teams as well as in the youth teams of the DFB and from 2006 moved to this, Felix Kroos is recommended over Hansas youth teams for use in the German U-16 selection, for up to 2007 six goals he scored in 2006 in eight games. From 2007 to 2008 he ran then on in ten matches of the German U- 17 team, in which once again get him six goals, which he also attracted the interest of Bayern up. However Kroos tied first with an amateur contract until 2011 at the FC Hansa.

For Kroos Rostock was already starting spring 2006 still has accrued as a teenager in the C- B Youth Regional before he even played age-appropriate from the season 2006/ 07 in the trained by his father B youth. For the following season 2007/ 08, the B- youth - regional leagues were reformed and the U-17 Bundesliga introduced, in which Kroos scored in the first half of the inaugural season thirteen goals in eleven games. Thus he moved even during the first round again to the next higher year on that of Gerald Dorbritz coached A- Youth, and achieved for this in the season 2007/ 08, the U-19 Bundesliga three goals in twelve missions while isolated again in the U-17 league was summoned. Even so, he was honored in the annual survey of the Ostsee-Zeitung as Talent of the Year 2007 in Mecklenburg- Vorpommern.

Beginnings in professional football at Hansa Rostock

For 2008/ 09, the U-19 Bundesliga Kroos was initially trained by the Michael Hartmann A Youth FC Hansa and scored three goals in five appearances beginning of the season. But as of October 2008, he moved into the playing under coach Thomas Finck in the Second Regional Representation of the FC Hansa in the men's area and took in phases also in the training of the first team under Frank Pagelsdorf part, which started him in friendlies. Then Kroos gave on 18 October, the Regional - season 2008/ 09 against Lübeck his debut for Rostock's reserve team, for him on December 6 the same season against his first competitive goal Altona succeeded. Back in November, he was also moved up in the German U-18 selection, for which he scored a total of six goals in ten inserts below.

Early in 2009, Kroos finally graduated from the rear round preparation with supervised now by Dieter Eilts first team for which he on 28 January in the second round of the DFB Cup 2008/ 09 against Wolfsburg and on February 1 at the back half kick-off the 2nd Bundesliga 2008/ 09 each with substitutions came to his first competitive match two missions against Duisburg. Although Rostock lost both games, but was the only 17 -year-old Kroos then as a beacon of hope when fallen into danger of relegation FC Hansa. Although Eilts still attested him deficits in the areas of speed and robustness of this notice on Kroos ' playing:

" Felix is like his brother Toni an exceptional player: ball safe, creative, with much power to the gate. "

Then, Kroos was called by Eilts in the four subsequent second-division games each in the starting lineup, but could have no lasting effects and these were each replaced. Under the beginning of March 2009 used as Eilts ' successor coach Andreas Zachhuber Kroos came mostly only as a substitute in the attack used, was characterized but are involved in a total of 17 of the 18 rear lap Official matches, at the end Hansa with the 13th place in the final table the relegation reached. For his achievements Kroos was then awarded on September 9, 2009, conferred by the DFB to young players Fritz Walter medal in his class in bronze.

Already on September 5, 2009 Kroos made ​​his debut for the U-19 national team denied for which he scored a total of two goals in six games to the winter. However, in the club he came during the first half of the second league match 2009/10 season only five times as a substitute use and played again increased in the reserve team. Also in the second round played in the first team Kroos only a minor role and was used by Zachhuber three times as a substitute, and once in the grid. As of now again fallen into danger of relegation FC Hansa in February 2010 Thomas Finck and Marco Kost man appointed as the new coaching staff, Kroos first came to two other substitutions, but was not considered in the remaining course of the season and played only for the reserve team of the Hanseatic League, to their relegation he in the Regionalliga 2009 / 10 was involved with a total of three goals in eighteen missions. The professional team, however, finished in 16th place their final table, which they had to compete in two relegation matches against Ingolstadt in order to remain in the second division, with Kroos Rostock played for the first team in the first leg last time. Then the kicker sports magazine peddled before the second relegation match, as a result Hansa descent into third league Kroos ' Change for SV Werder Bremen. Four weeks later gave Werder the change officially announced the FC Hansa received a transfer payment in the amount of 238,000 euros in return. Below Kroos confirmed that he would leave the club even when possible relegation Rostock, after he had been set up within 17 months in 29 official matches of the first team and it only had one assist can be recorded.

His place in the U-19 national team had Kroos in the course of the season to players like Peniel Mlapa, Marco Terrazzino and Cenk Tosun lost, so that he had played no further inserts for these and from the summer of 2010 for the U -20 team was only nominated on demand.

Bundesliga Players at Werder Bremen

In Bremen, Kroos, who signed a contract until 2013, was initially assigned to the reserve team, coached by Thomas Wolter, who played in the season 2010/11 as a direct competitor Hansas in the 3rd league. However, he should also get the chance in the preseason, is recommended for Bremen's Bundesliga team under coach Thomas Schaaf, for which he mostly ran aground as a midfielder in friendlies and first Torerfolge celebrated.

The first competitive application denied Kroos injury only Gameday on the seventh of the third division, which was held on 11 September 2010 for Werder reserve. He scored his team 's 3-0 against Stuttgart II penalty spot his first competitive goal. This victory, however, should remain the only Bremer U -23 in the first third of the season, so the team early on it became clear as strugglers. In the game against Burghausen on the tenth Gameday Kroos was provided even for unsportsmanlike conduct from the square and blocked for the following two games. Nevertheless Schaaf nominated him then for the first time for the levy of the first team - in the Champions League game against Milan on 29 September 2010, however, came Kroos not on the reserve player also. After his suspension Kroos sat mid-October Gameday on the eighth of the Bundesliga season 2010/11 in the match against Freiburg on the bank of the pros, but was not used again and was a member of the following weekends back to the starting lineup of the reserve team in the third division.

Than a month later nine players of the first team failed due to an injury, Kroos was nominated as one of eight players from the reserve team for the Champions League game against Tottenham on 24 November 2010. This Kroos was indeed as a right midfielder in the Bremen grid, but could have no lasting effects the 3-0 defeat of his team, which meant Werder leaving the competition, and was replaced in the 55th minute. While the talent is also used in this game Lennart Thy and Onur Ayik soon aufliefen again for the reserve team, Kroos was in the squad for the first team and played four days later in a 3-0 win against St. Pauli in Bremen for the first time in the Bundesliga. Although he only occupied the Reserve Bank in the following games, Kroos displaced after the winter break international Marko Marin of Bremen's starting lineup by ingesting its position in left midfield in the first two games of the season. This Kroos again placed in the focus of the DFB and was early February 2011, although still eligible to play for the U -20, nominated by Rainer Adrion for the game of the U- 21 team against Greece and on in the closing stages of the game. In the club, however Kroos initially lost the place in Bremen's starting line-up again at Marin, to even just aground off in mid-February for Werder reserve. At season's end, he finally finished with this the 19th rank of the final table and thus the relegation zone, while Bremen's professional team that had initially planned to qualify for the European Cup, with the 13th place in the Bundesliga at least yet reached the league. Below benefited from Bremen but financial constraints of some third division clubs, who could not continue the game operation in this division, so that the Bremer reserve team remained in their league.

In the following season, 2011/12 Kroos came mainly in the Bremen U -23 are used, which again played against relegation. Its only use in the professional team was on the 26th match day, when he came off the bench in the 0-1 defeat against Borussia Dortmund in the 76th minute. On the 32nd Round, he was considered a candidate for the starting grid in the game against Bayern Munich, after numerous failed Bremen players injured or suspended. However, before the game he complained of feeling unwell and was taken to a hospital. There he had to be operated on, as a leading to the spleen artery had been damaged. Kroos turned out for the rest of the season.

Matchday 29 of the 2012/13 season he was replaced in a 2-2 draw at Fortuna Dusseldorf his first appearance of the season and was in 63 minutes for Eljero Elia. In May 2013 Felix Kroos extended his contract by a further two years until 30 June 2015.

For the new season 2013/14 he established himself under the new coach Robin Dutt as a regular player in the defensive midfield; he came in twelve of the first 13 games for use and was doing one and four times changed three times. On November 9, 2013 ( 12th Round ), he scored 04 the deficit to 1-0 in the intervening 22 minutes, his first Bundesliga goal in the 1-3 defeat in the away match against FC Schalke. On November 24, 2013, Kroos pulled in the 2:3 defeat against 1 FSV Mainz 05 to a medial ligament tear in the knee, which is why it turned out for the remainder of Hinserie.

Awards

  • Winners of the Fritz -Walter - Medal 2009 in bronze ( third best youth players U -18)
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