Josef Welzmüller

Josef Welzmüller (born 10 January 1990) is a German footballer who plays as a centre-back for 3. Liga club SpVgg Unterhaching.[1]

Josef Welzmüller
Welzmüller playing for SpVgg Unterhaching in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-01-10) 10 January 1990
Place of birth Munich, West Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 SpVgg Unterhaching
Number 5
Youth career
SV Inning
0000–2009 SB/DJK Rosenheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 SC Fürstenfeldbruck 48 (0)
2012–2014 SV Heimstetten 31 (0)
2014 SpVgg Unterhaching II 8 (0)
2014– SpVgg Unterhaching 143 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:07, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Early years

Welzmüller played for SB/DJK Rosenheim until 2009, where he moved to Landesliga Bayern-Südwest club SC Fürstenfeldbruck.[2] He managed to achieve promotion to the Bayernliga with the club in 2012. Ahead of the 2012–13 season, he joined Bayernliga club SV Heimstetten.

SpVgg Unterhaching

Welzmüller signed with 3. Liga club SpVgg Unterhaching in June 2014.[3] He made his debut for the club on 2 August in a 3–3 home win against Wehen Wiesbaden at Sportpark Unterhaching.[4]

His first goal for the club came on 10 March 2018, a converted penalty kick in the 23rd minute of a 1–1 away draw against SV Meppen.[5][6]

During his stay with Unterhaching, he was appointed club captain.[7] He has struggled with injuries during his career with the club, tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in September 2018,[8] and again in September 2020.[9] He signed a two-year contract extension with Unterhaching on 4 July 2022, keeping him at the club until 2024.[10]

Personal life

Welzmüller has studied business administration.[9] He is a triplet, and his brothers Maximilian and Lukas are also professional footballers.[2]

Honours

SpVgg Unterhaching

References
  1. Josef Welzmüller at WorldFootball.net
  2. Frank, Robert M. (22 December 2016). "Welzmüller-Brüder im Interview: Ich bin stolz, Kapitän dieser Elf zu sein". Merkur (in German). Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  3. Frank, Robert M. (26 June 2014). "Hachinger Profifußballer auf Minijob-Basis". kicker (in German). Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  4. "SpVgg Unterhaching – SV Wehen Wiesbaden 3:3 (3. Liga 2014/2015, 2. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  5. "SV Meppen – SpVgg Unterhaching 1:1 (3. Liga 2017/2018, 29. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  6. "1:1 in Meppen: Welzmüller trifft bei Hachings Unentschieden". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 11 March 2018. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  7. "Welzmüller bleibt Kapitän". SpVgg Unterhaching (in German). 17 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  8. "SpVgg Unterhaching: Kreuzbandriss bei Kapitän Josef Welzmüller". SPORT1 (in German). Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  9. "Die Rückendeckung vom Verein ist einmalig". TZ (in German). 21 November 2020. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  10. "Seit acht Jahren im Verein: Welzmüller bleibt in Unterhaching". kicker (in German). 4 July 2022. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  11. Leischwitz, Christoph (7 May 2023). "SpVgg Unterhaching: Haching ist Meister". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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