Martin Pieckenhagen

Martin Pieckenhagen (* November 15, 1971 in Berlin ) is a former German football goalkeeper. Most recently, he was the German Bundesliga 1 FSV Mainz 05 under contract.

Career

Beginning in Berlin

Born in East Berlin Pieckenhagen learned in the BSG medical book to play football and joined in 1980 in the youth of the first FC Union Berlin. After ten years he rose to the squad of the first men's team and played for them in 1991 his competitive debut. In the league season 1992/93 he became first-choice goalkeeper at Union. The team took first place in their league - season and sat first in the promotion round against city rivals Tennis Borussia through. Due to a fake bank guarantee to the club but the license was revoked and Tennis Borussia rose.

Pieckenhagen then moved up to the season 1993/94 to Tennis Borussia Berlin. His professional debut came on Matchday 1 of the season at home against his future club 1 FSV Mainz 05 Since he was behind Gerald Hillringhaus only goalkeeper of the club, he had to wait for his next assignment to the 29th game day. Overall, he came up with eight missions during this period. As Table Tennis Borussia rose from the Regionalliga end of the season.

Duisburg and Rostock

Pieckenhagen signed in the summer of 1994 a contract with the then first division club MSV Duisburg. Here he was as a representative of Holger Gehrke only the number two. To this post the goalkeeper clashed with the five- year-older Jürgen roll man. Nevertheless, he came to his debut in the first division. Roll man who had gone as number one in the season, was replaced at half-time of the fourth matchday of the season by coach Ewald Lienen with the score at 0-3 against FC Bayern Munich and replaced by Pieckenhagen that until the final whistle no score conceded. After two more league and a cup match in the starting set Lienen from 9 Gameday on Gehrke. Duisburg was ultimately only Penultimate and Pieckenhagen dismounted again. Nevertheless, he remained loyal to the club and went with this in the second division season 1995 /96 apply. But again, the Berlin was only number 2 Finally Pieckenhagen belonged to the MSV - squad that made ​​the comeback.

Pieckenhagen not stayed and joined the Baltic club FC Hansa Rostock. For Hansa was the goalkeeper in the next five years the jersey. After he had arrived in the Bundesliga in 1996/97 only to short sessions and had mostly sat on the bench, he pulled off during the course of the following season Perry groom and was the new number 1 in the same year Hansa finished sixth with 51 points, the best in their history to date result of Hansa Rostock. Rostock Thus qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1998, which Pieckenhagen completed two inserts for Hansa.

Hamburger SV and Heracles Almelo

2001 Pieckenhagen went to Hamburger SV. With the HSV he won earlier in the season 2003/ 04 the League Cup. In the final they beat Borussia Dortmund 4-2. As a coach Thomas Doll in Hamburg, Pieckenhagen moved to the bench and had to Stefan Wächter be the preference.

On this occasion, he moved to the 2005/06 season with the Dutch Honorary division club Heracles Almelo. In November 2005 he attracted attention when his team won 2-2 against AZ Alkmaar. Pieckenhagen scoring in the 90th minute with a header equalizer. On October 7, 2007, he came back in the headlines after he and his team had lost 0:9 at SC Heerenveen. In March 2010, Pieckenhagen and Heracles Almelo agreed not to extend the end of the season expiring contract because the team needs to be rejuvenated. His last game for Heracles, he played on 9 May 2010 in the play-off second leg ( first round ) against Roda JC Kerkrade. The game he lost with 1:2 Heracles ( first leg: 0-2). Overall, he came to 167 Eredivisie appearances for the Dutch club.

FSV Mainz 05

As of 10 August 2010 was the first Pieckenhagen FSV Mainz 05 under contract. After an injury of goalkeeper Heinz Mueller he should replace the second goalkeeper Christian Wetklo in an emergency. His first league game for Mainz he completed 20 November 2010, the 13th matchday of the 2010/11 season, when he was still on in the first half for Wetklo in a 3-2 away win against Borussia Monchengladbach at the age of 39 years, who had previously injured. At the end of the season he ended his active career.

Pieckenhagen completed a total of 215 games in the German Bundesliga, 19 games in the Bundesliga 2 and two European games.

Achievements

• Promotion to the 1st Bundesliga MSV Duisburg: 1996 (3rd place)
• DFB - League Cup with Hamburger SV: 2003