Jan Schlaudraff

Jan Schlaudraff (born 18 July 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and striker. He is the sporting director of Hannover 96.

Jan Schlaudraff
Schlaudraff with Hannover 96 in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-07-18) 18 July 1983
Place of birth Waldbröl, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, striker
Team information
Current team
 Hannover 96 (sporting director)
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)
Total 314 (74)
International career
2006–2007 Germany 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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,[2] 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 becoming a striker once more – 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).[3] After scoring another two goals against Indian side Mohun Bagan in a 3–0 victory,[4] Schlaudraff's pre-season tally boasted 15 goals in just five games.

In July 2008, he moved to Hannover 96.[5] There he was used exclusively as striker, scoring 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.[6]

International career

Courtesy of his Alemannia performances, Schlaudraff made his debut for Germany in October 2006 in an international friendly against Georgia in Rostock. Until March 2007 he won two additional caps.[7]

Managerial career

After retiring, Schlaudraff worked as a scout for the agent company SportsTotal. On 3 January 2019, Hannover 96 announced that Schlaudraff had returned to the club and would be working as assistant to the sporting director Gerhard Zuber, beginning with the upcoming 2019–20 season.[8] By April 2019 he had begun his career in management, taking care of the squad planning for the upcoming season.[9]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2002–03 Bundesliga 40000040
2003–04 Bundesliga 00000000
2004–05 Bundesliga 60100070
Total 1001000110
Alemannia Aachen 2004–05 2. Bundesliga 1500010160
2005–06 2. Bundesliga 291100002911
2006–07 Bundesliga 28842003210
Total 721942107721
Bayern Munich 2007–08 Bundesliga 800060140
Bayern Munich II 2007–08 Regionalliga Süd 51––51
Hannover 96 2008–09 Bundesliga 2251100236
2009–10 Bundesliga 1020000102
2010–11 Bundesliga 2141000224
2011–12 Bundesliga 31320124457
2012–13 Bundesliga 3023291425
2013–14 Bundesliga 2112000231
2014–15 Bundesliga 50200070
Total 1401711321517225
Hannover 96 II 2009–10 Regionalliga Nord 22––22
Career total 2373916528528149

Honours

Bayern Munich

References
  1. "Jan Schlaudraff". Hannover 96. Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
  2. Arnhold, Matthias (22 April 2020). "Jan Schlaudraff – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. "Indonesian national side concede five to Bundesliga champions". tribalfootball.com. 22 May 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  4. "In India, King Kahn bows out with a clean sheet". Soccerway. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  5. "Schlaudraff to join Hannover". World Soccer. 24 April 2008. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  6. "Hannover verabschiedet Trio" [Hannover Takes Farewell of Trio] (in German). sport1.de. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  7. Arnhold, Matthias (22 April 2020). "Jan Schlaudraff – International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  8. "Schlaudraff wird ab Sommer Assistent der Sportlichen Leitung". Hannover 96 (in German). 3 January 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  9. "Startschuss: Jan Schlaudraff legt im Management von Hannover 96 los". Sportbuzzer (in German). 15 April 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  10. "Jan Schlaudraff » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
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