Kim Falkenberg

Kim Falkenberg (born 10 April 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1]

Kim Falkenberg
Falkenberg in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-04-10) 10 April 1988
Place of birth Engelskirchen, West Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1994–2000 SSV 08 Bergneustadt
2000–2007 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Bayer Leverkusen II 39 (1)
2008–2009 → Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (loan) 29 (1)
2009–2011 Greuther Fürth 41 (0)
2011–2012 Alemannia Aachen 18 (0)
2012–2013 SV Sandhausen 18 (0)
2013–2014 1. FC Saarbrücken 22 (0)
2014–2018 VfL Osnabrück 45 (0)
2014–2015 → VfL Osnabrück II 7 (0)
Total 219 (2)
National team
2006 Germany U18
2007 Germany U19
2008 Germany U20 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Engelskirchen, Falkenberg began his career with SSV 08 Bergneustadt and was scouted in summer 2000 by Bayer 04 Leverkusen. At the "Werksclub" he played seven years for the youth teams. In 2007, Falkenberg was promoted to the reserve squad of Bayer 04 Leverkusen and was, after a successful season, loaned to Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on 6 June 2008.

He made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on 17 August 2008 when he started in a game against TuS Koblenz. He signed on 6 April 2009 a two-year contract with SpVgg Greuther Fürth.

At the end of the 2017–18 Falkenberg retired from professional football.[2]

References
  1. "Falkenberg, Kim" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  2. "Zu- und Abgänge der Drittliga-Nordclubs". NDR (in German). 22 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.


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