Jan Schlaudraff

Jan Schlaudraff

Schlaudraff with Hannover 96 in 2010
Personal information
Full name Jan Schlaudraff
Date of birth (1983-07-18) 18 July 1983
Place of birth Waldbröl, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Striker
Youth career
1992–1996 JSG Wissen
1996–2002 Hassia Bingen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Hassia Bingen 16 (10)
2002–2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach 10 (0)
2002–2005 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 61 (25)
2005–2007 Alemannia Aachen 72 (19)
2007–2008 Bayern Munich 8 (0)
2007–2008 Bayern Munich II 5 (1)
2008–2015 Hannover 96 140 (17)
2009–2010 Hannover 96 II 2 (2)
National team
2006–2007 Germany 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 August 2015.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 December 2011

Jan Schlaudraff (born 18 July 1983) is a German footballer who plays as a striker and is currently a free agent.

Club career

Born in Waldbröl, Schlaudraff started playing professionally for Borussia Mönchengladbach, mainly as a midfielder. During two and a half seasons he managed only ten first division appearances, the first being on 19 February 2003, as he played one minute in a 2–0 home win over VfL Wolfsburg.

Schlaudraff transferred to Alemannia Aachen in January 2005, eventually reconverting into a striker and being named team captain. In 2005–06's second level, he netted 11 goals to help the side return to the first division after a four-decade hiatus.

Although Schlaudraff performed well in the following campaign, Alemannia dropped a level after just one season, but he caught the eye of league powerhouse Bayern Munich, for a transfer fee of 1.2 million. Competition for him was fierce, with established internationals Miroslav Klose, Luca Toni and Lukas Podolski ahead in the pecking order. Coach Ottmar Hitzfeld chose to use Schlaudraff as a substitute in a few matches, and in most cases as an attacking midfielder.

Schlaudraff's season was a disappointment individually: although Bayern clinched the title, he only managed eight appearances, netting ten goals, but in friendly matches (notably seven against SV Darmstadt 98 in a 5–11 win, and a hat-trick in Bayern's end-of-season Asian tour, against the Indonesian national team (5–1, with youngsters Toni Kroos and Breno also netting).[2] After scoring another two goals against Indian side Mohun Bagan in a 3–0 victory,[3] Schlaudraff's pre-season tally boasted 15 goals in just five games.

In July 2008, he moved to Hannover 96.[4] There he was used exclusively as striker, and scored his first two goals on 14 September 2008, against former team Borussia Mönchengladbach, in a 5–1 home success.

On 18 August 2011, Schlaudraff scored both Hannover goals in their 2–1 victory over Sevilla FC in the Europa League. Hannover went on to win the game 3–2 on aggregate, qualifying for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage.

In June 2015, he left Hannover after he did not receive an extension of his expiring contract.[5]

International career

Courtesy of his Alemannia performances, Schlaudraff made his debut for Germany when he was called up for two games in October 2006: a friendly against Georgia and a Euro 2008 qualifier against Slovakia.[6]

Honours

Career statistics

As of 29 October 2012
All-Time Club Performance
Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cup European Competition Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Hannover 96 12–13 9 1 1 2 5 1 11 4
11–12 31 3 2 0 12 4 45 7
10–11 21 4 1 0 - - 22 4
09–10 10 2 - - - - 10 2
08–09 22 5 1 0 0 0 23 5
Total 93 15 5 2 17 5 115 22
FC Bayern Munich 07–08 8 0 0 0 6 0 14 0
Total 8 0 0 0 6 0 14 0
Alemannia Aachen 06–07 28 8 4 2 - - 32 10
05–06 29 11 - - - - 29 11
04–05 15 0 - - 1 0 16 0
Total 72 19 4 2 1 0 77 21
Borussia Mönchengladbach 04–05 6 0 1 0 - - 7 0
03–04 - - - - - - 0 0
02–03 4 0 - - - - 4 0
Total 10 0 1 0 11 0
Career Totals 183 34 10 4 24 5 217 43

References

  1. "Jan Schlaudraff". Hannover 96. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
  2. "Indonesian national side concede five to Bundesliga champions". tribalfootball.com. 22 May 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  3. "In India, King Kahn bows out with a clean sheet". Soccerway. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  4. "Schlaudraff to join Hannover". World Soccer. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  5. "Hannover verabschiedet Trio" [Hannover Takes Farewell of Trio] (in German). sport1.de. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  6. "Low picks uncapped trio". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 December 2006.
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