Marc Pfitzner

Marc Pfitzner (born 28 August 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and current manager of Eintracht Braunschweig.[2]

Marc Pfitzner
Pfitzner with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-08-28) 28 August 1984
Place of birth Braunschweig, West Germany[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Braunschweig
(interim manager)
Youth career
Victoria Braunschweig
Türkischer SV Braunschweig
Eintracht Braunschweig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 TSV Timmerlah
2002–2004 SV Broitzem
2004–2005 FT Braunschweig 30 (8)
2005–2016 Eintracht Braunschweig II 85 (11)
2007–2016 Eintracht Braunschweig 197 (12)
2016–2018 SV Werder Bremen II 50 (0)
2018–2020 Eintracht Braunschweig II 14 (3)
2019–2020 Eintracht Braunschweig 44 (6)
Total 420 (40)
Managerial career
2023– Eintracht Braunschweig (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Early career

Born in Braunschweig, Pfitzner started out playing as an amateur in the 8th tier Kreisliga Braunschweig for TSV Timmerlah, before moving on to two other local amateur clubs, SV Broitzem and FT Braunschweig.[1]

Eintracht Braunschweig

He joined Eintracht Braunschweig's reserve team in 2005. Having already given up on a professional career, he finally made the jump into Eintracht Braunschweig's first team in 2007, at the age of 23.[3] He went on to become a regular first team player in Braunschweig, appearing in 197 league games over nine seasons with the club. With Braunschweig, Pfitzner worked his way up from the 3. Liga to the 2. Bundesliga in 2011, and finally to the Bundesliga in 2013. On 29 September 2013, Pfitzner made his debut in the Bundesliga in a game against VfB Stuttgart,[4] making him the rare case of a player who made it from the Kreisliga all the way up to the Bundesliga.[3][5]

Werder Bremen II

After the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga season, Pfitzner's contract in Braunschweig was not renewed.[6] In June 2016, he signed a two-year contract with the Werder Bremen reserves.[7]

In May, following Werder Bremen II's relegation from the 3. Liga, it was announced Pfitzner would be one of ten players to leave the club.[8]

References
  1. "Marc Pfitzner, der ewige Braunschweiger". ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. "Pfitzner, Marc". kicker.de. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  3. "Von der Kreisliga in die Bundesliga: Braunschweigs Marc Pfitzner". 11freunde.de (in German). Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  4. "Match report". kicker.de. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  5. "Rekordmann Pfitzner: Von der Kreisliga in die Bundesliga". dfb.de (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  6. "Wir wissen um die Bedeutung von Pfitze". eintracht.com (in German). 16 April 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  7. "Pfitzner verlässt Komfortzone Braunschweig" [Pfitzner leaves comfort zone Braunschweig]. Kicker Online (in German). 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  8. "Kazior beendet Karriere - Kruska und Co. verlassen Bremen II". kicker Online (in German). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.


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