Preston Zimmerman

Infobox Football biography
playername = Preston Zimmerman


fullname = Preston Mark Zimmerman
height = height|ft=5|in=11
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|11|11
cityofbirth = Pasco, Washington
countryofbirth = United States
currentclub = Kapfenberger SV
clubnumber = 29
position = Striker
youthyears = 0000–2004
2004–2006
2006–2007
youthclubs = Crossfire Premier
IMG Soccer Academy
Hibernian and Caledonian F.C.
years = 2007–2008
2008–
clubs = Hamburg II
Kapfenberger SV
caps(goals) = 36 (9)
03 (0)
nationalyears = 2007
2008–
nationalteam = United States U-20
United States U-23
nationalcaps(goals) = 00 (0)
00 (0)
pcupdate = October 5, 2008
ntupdate = June 08, 2007

Preston Zimmerman (born November 11, 1988 in Auburn, Washington) is an American footballer who plays for Austrian club Kapfenberger SV.

Club Career

Hamburg SV

As an 18-year-old, Zimmerman joined the German team Hamburger SV, where he spent most of his time with Hamburg's reserve team [ cite web|url=http://www.yanks-abroad.com/content.php?mode=players&id=0098 |title=Preston Zimmermann |accessdate=2007-06-09 |work=Yanks Abroad ] . As a striker, Zimmerman played 13 games and scored three goals during the 2006-2007 season. [ cite web|url=http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil.php?id=42908 |title=Preston Zimmermann |accessdate=2007-06-09 |language=German ] Zimmerman was originally signed while he was only 17 but the contract didn't become official until he turned 18, skirting FIFA's rules on foreign transfers by minors. [cite news | first=Andrea | last=Canales | coauthors= | title=At home in Hamburg | date=September 18, 2006 | publisher= | url =http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=373673&root=americansabroad&&cc=5901 | work =ESPNsoccernet - Americans Abroad| pages = | accessdate = 2007-06-09 | language = ]

Kapfenberger SV

After a trial stint at Belgian club Cercle Brugge, it was announced on August 29, 2008, that Zimmerman was sold to the newly-promoted Austrian Bundesliga club Kapfenberger SV, where he signed a two-year deal. [ cite web|url=http://www.hsv.de/index.php?id=16047&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3700&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=16043&cHash=2ab74f9241] Zimmerman made his Austrian Bundesliga debut as a second half substitute in a losing effort to SK Austria Kärnten, as his SV Kapfenberg failed to score in the 2-0 defeat.

International Career

Zimmerman was a last-minute addition to the U.S. team at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada following an injury to Johann Smith, but he did not see any playing time. He has since been called up to U-23 camps.

References

External links

* [http://www.ksv-fussball.at/mannschaften_08/mannschaften_details.php?id=165 Profile at KSV]
* [http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/regionalliga/vereinenord/spielersteckbrief/object/43328/saison/2007-08 Profile] at Kicker.de de icon
* [http://ussoccer.com/bio/index.jsp_12357.html Profile at US-Soccer]