Sascha Burchert

Sascha Burchert (July 2009)

Sascha Burchert (* 30 October 1989 in Berlin ) is a German football goalkeeper who is currently under contract at Hertha BSC.

Career

In the club

Sascha Burchert began with five years while waiting Berger SV with the football games. Before he moved to the youth of Hertha BSC in 2002, he played with his brother Nico for the Wartenberg SV. When Hertha 2008 he was a member of the professional squad, but initially came only in the second team in the Regionalliga Nord used. His pro debut he played then on September 17, 2009, when he in 2009/10 in a 1-1 home match against FK Ventspils in the 21st minute for the injured Jaroslav Drobný replaced on the opening day of the group stage of the UEFA Europa League. For the same reason, three days later he was also the first time in the Bundesliga goal in the 0-4 defeat at home against SC Freiburg.

After another defeat, the DFB Cup Eliminated in the main round 2 against TSV 1860 München, however, a previously agreed -less goalkeeper was committed with Timo Ochs after the actual transfer phase, which replaced it in the next league game. Nevertheless, remained Burchert first substitute Drobnýs in the Europa League, as Ochs was not eligible for this contest. However, Ochs also injured, 4 October 2009 in the game against Hamburger SV, so Burchert aground again in the Bundesliga. He explained in the run-out twice in a row outside the box balls with the head, but each ended up on the enemy and led to two goals.

After that, he was the picture called " Goalkeeping idiot " while it Hertha goalkeeper coach Christian Fiedler, the goalkeeper Drobný, as well as the goalkeeper of HSV, Frank Rost, absolved of guilt. After returning Drobnýs he commuted between the place on the Bundesliga bench and playing in the reserve team. In December 2012, then his contract was until 2016 verlängert.In the 2010/11 season came Sascha Burchert his first second division operations because Hertha's main goalkeeper Maikel Aerts and Marco Sejna blocked or were injured. Since 2012 he is Hertha's first reserve goalkeeper behind Thomas Kraft.

In the National Team

Burchert went through from U-16 to U -20 all young German national teams. The U-19 European Championship in 2008, when Germany won the title, but he missed due to tonsillitis.

Achievements

Second division champions in the season 2010/11 and 2012/13 season with Hertha BSC.