Ron-Robert Zieler

Ron -Robert Zieler (2012 )

Ron -Robert Zieler ( born February 12, 1989 in Cologne ) is a German football goalkeeper. Since the season 2010/11 he is the German Bundesliga club Hannover 96 under contract.

Life

Ron -Robert Zieler is the son of professional soccer players and young coach Raimunt Zieler ( 1 FC Köln U17, U19 VfL Leverkusen ). He made in Cologne the completion of GCSEs, but before that he was a disciple of the Municipal Hölderlin High School Cologne Mülheim.

Career

Zieler was in his hometown club Cologne SCB Prussia first field players in youth teams. As Keeper, he was employed as no alternatives for this position were available. After a short time the 1st FC Cologne became aware of him at an indoor tournament and took him to the Geißbockheim. There he played six years in youth. In the aftermath Zieler was appointed to the Middle Rhine selection. A short time later, the DFB was aware of him. Zieler went through the U- 16 national team to the U-21 DFB all stages of the DFB talent development program. With the U- 19 team of the DFB he was European champion.

Reserve team of Manchester United

His professional career began at the age of Zieler 16, when he moved from 1 July 2005 to Manchester United. His debut for the reserve team made ​​of young players on 15 March 2007 in the 0-3 home defeat to Sheffield United. The following season was Zieler full team member of the reserve team. In goal, he had to alternate with Tom Heaton it. For the season 2008 /09, the goalkeeper moved into the senior squad of the club. In the League Cup match on 23 September 2008, he was first nominated for the Matchday squad, but was only a substitute.

November 28, 2008 decided the United managers to give the German talent at Northampton Town. The team played in the Football League One, the third highest league in England. There he was behind Chris Dunn 's number two, until Frank Fielding, the -budgetary number two in Northampton, should come back from a lending again. The loan lasted until 25 February 2009. His debut in professional football eventually gave Zieler 21 February 2009 against FC Walsall. After his return established the goalkeeper in the reserve team of Manchester United. In a clash in a league game he was injured, however, turned out longer and was rarely used after his recovery.

Hannover 96

For the 2010/11 season Zieler moved free transfer to Hannover 96 He wrote, according to club details a two year contract with an option for a further year; valid is the contract for the first and second Bundesliga. His debut for the second team of 96 was Zieler on 6 August 2010 in the game against SV Wilhelmshaven.

At his first appearance in the first team of Hannover 96 in the Bundesliga first came Zieler on the opening day of the season 2010/11, January 16, 2011, in the game at Eintracht Frankfurt ( 3:0). The coach Mirko Slomka offered him a surprise in the starting lineup on and put the past goalkeeper Florian Fromlowitz to the Reserve Bank. Slomka explained its decision in the fact that Zieler have prepared very well during the winter training camp. With the exception of a two-week injury lay-off Zieler guarded the gate of 96 throughout the second half and in the next two years over the entire Bundesliga season. After the end of the 2010/11 season Zieler kicker 's fourth- best goalkeeper in the league was selected by the football magazine. On 24 June 2011 extended Ron -Robert Zieler his contract with Hannover 96 until 30 June 2015.

His 100th league game for the Reds, he completed on 21 December 2013 in the 1-2 defeat at SC Freiburg.

National

Zieler went through various German junior national teams. He was in the squad of U-19, in the Czech Republic reached the final during the U-19 Football Championship in 2008 and was able to defeat Italy 3-1. In 2009 he took part with the U-20 national team at the World Youth Championship in Egypt and reached with the team as a regular keeper the quarterfinals. On 19 August 2011, he was appointed the first time in the cadre of senior team. On November 11, 2011, he came to his first race in a friendly against Ukraine in Kiev. Right in the first half he suffered three goals, but was praised for his performance, among other things by the federal trainer. At the European Championship in 2012, he participated as a substitute goalkeeper in the German squad. In his second game for the German national team, as part of a test match against Argentina on August 15, 2012 Zieler flew after 30 minutes by a red card due to an emergency brake off. He is the first goalkeeper of the national team of the DFB, who received a red card.

Achievements

  • U-19 European Championship: 2008
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