Christian Träsch

Christian Träsch (born 1 September 1987) is a German former professional footballer who played as a right-back or defensive midfielder.[1]

Christian Träsch

Träsch with FC Ingolstadt 04 in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	1 September 1987
Place of birth	Ingolstadt, West Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1992–2000	TV 1861 Ingolstadt
2000–2003	MTV Ingolstadt
2003–2006	1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	1860 Munich II	39	(2)
2007–2008	VfB Stuttgart II	39	(1)
2008–2011	VfB Stuttgart	83	(5)
2011–2017	VfL Wolfsburg	124	(0)
2014	VfL Wolfsburg II	1	(1)
2017–2019	FC Ingolstadt	35	(1)
2020	Al-Wasl	1	(0)
Total		322	(10)
National team
2009–2011	Germany	10	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Träsch had his professional debut on 3 February 2008 against Schalke 04. He scored his first goal for VfB Stuttgart on 5 October 2008 against Werder Bremen from a 25-meter volley.

On 21 January 2009, he extended his contract at VfB Stuttgart until the summer of 2012.[2]

On 25 July 2011, Träsch moved to VfL Wolfsburg.[3]

On 25 October 2014, Träsch played 89 minutes in a reserve team match where he scored a 10th-minute goal.[4]

On 30 May 2015, he played as Wolfsburg won the German Cup for the first time defeating Borussia Dortmund 3–1 at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin.[5][6]

Träsch announced his retirement from playing in October 2020 aged 33.[7] He appeared in over 240 matches in the top two divisions of the German football pyramid.[8]

International career

Träsch was nominated on 19 May 2009 to the senior Germany squad for a tour of Asia.[9] He made his debut on this tour in a match against United Arab Emirates on 2 June.[10] He was substituted on in the 79th minute for Andreas Hinkel. His tenth and last international match was a 3-3 between Ukraine and Germany on 11 November 2011 in Kyiv.[11]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total		Ref.
		League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1860 Munich II	2005–06	Regionalliga Süd	15	2	—		—		—		15	2	[12]
	2006–07		24	0	—		—		—		24	0	[13]
	Total		39	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	2	—
VfB Stuttgart II	2007–08	Regionalliga Süd	32	0	—		—		—		32	0	[14]
	2008–09	3. Liga	7	1	—		—		—		7	1	[15]
	Total		39	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	1	—
VfB Stuttgart	2007–08	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0	[14]
	2008–09		19	1	0	0	5	0	—		24	1	[15]
	2009–10		29	3	3	0	6	1	—		38	4	[16]
	2010–11		34	1	3	0	8	0	—		45	1	[17]
	Total		83	5	6	0	19	1	0	0	108	6	—
VfL Wolfsburg	2011–12	Bundesliga	33	0	1	0	—		—		34	0	[18]
	2012–13		17	0	4	1	—		—		21	1	[19]
	2013–14		22	0	4	0	—		—		26	0	[20]
	2014–15		12	0	3	0	6	0	—		21	0	[21]
	2015–16		29	0	1	0	8	0	—		37	0	[22]
	2016–17		11	0	1	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	14	0	[23]
	Total		124	0	14	1	14	0	2	0	154	1	—
VfL Wolfsburg II	2014–15	Regionalliga Nord	1	1	—		—		—		1	1	[21]
FC Ingolstadt 04	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	24	1	2	0	—		—		26	1	[24]
	2018–19		11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0	[25]
	Total		35	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	37	1	—
Al-Wasl	2019–20	UAE Pro League	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0	[26]
Career total			322	10	23	1	33	1	2	0	380	12	—

1. Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-off matches

Honours

Club

1860 Munich

• Under 17 Bundesliga: 2005–06

VfL Wolfsburg

• DFB-Pokal: 2014–15
• DFL-Supercup: 2015

References

1. "Christian Träsch". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
2. "Three new deals". vfb.de. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
3. "Träsch reizt die Perspektive – und das Zentrum" (in German). kicker. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
4. "Regionalliga Nord, 2014/15, 14. Spieltag". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
5. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/30/jurgen-klopp-borussia-dortmund-wolfsburg-german-cup-final
6. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32938029
7. "Träsch hört auf: "Die Karriere war schön. Aber es reicht"". kicker (in German). 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
8. Arnhold, Matthias (29 October 2020). "Christian Träsch - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
9. "Löw nominiert Neuer, Träsch, Gentner und Cacau" (in German). WAZ. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
10. "Gomez ist wieder da – Neuer überzeugt voll und ganz". kicker.de (in German). 2 June 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
11. Arnhold, Matthias (29 October 2020). "Christian Träsch - International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
12. "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
13. "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
14. "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
15. "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
16. "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
17. "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
18. "Christian Träsch" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
19. "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
20. "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
21. "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
22. "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
23. "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
24. "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
25. "Christian Träsch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
26. "Christian Träsch". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

External links

• Christian Träsch at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Christian Träsch at Soccerway
• Christian Träsch at National-Football-Teams.com