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Martin Harnik 
Personal information Full name Martin Harnik Date of birth 10 June 1987 Place of birth Hamburg, West Germany Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Winger / Forward Club information Current club VfB Stuttgart Number 7 Youth career 1992–2005 SC Vier-und Marschlande Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006–2010 Werder Bremen II 54 (13) 2007–2010 Werder Bremen 17 (1) 2009–2010 → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 30 (13) 2010– VfB Stuttgart 39 (13) National team‡ 2006 Austria U19 11 (2) 2006–2007 Austria U20 7 (0) 2007–2009 Austria U21 3 (1) 2007– Austria 23 (3) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:05, 24 September 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:18, 6 June 2011 (UTC)Martin Harnik (born 10 June 1987) is a German-born Austrian footballer. He currently plays for VfB Stuttgart.[1]
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Club career
Born in Hamburg to a German mother and an Austrian father (from Graz, Styria), he started playing football in 1992 at SC Vier- und Marschlande. In early 2006, he joined the second team of Werder Bremen, playing in the third tier Regionalliga.
Due to a broken metatarsal bone, Harnik missed almost all of the first half of 2007. At the start of the 2007–08 season, the forward was promoted to the Bundesliga side of Werder Bremen, signing a contract until 2010.
On 15 August 2007, the 20-year-old made his debut for the professional team against Dinamo Zagreb, in the first leg of the third Champions League Qualification round (2–1).
His Bundesliga debut came ten days later, in a game against 1. FC Nuremberg (1–0). Being fielded in the 61st minute, he scored the winning goal for his side in the 69th minute.[2] On 24 August 2009, it was announced that Harnik can leave his club SV Werder Bremen as free agent,[3] and six days later was loaned out to Fortuna Düsseldorf.[4]
After one season at the 2nd Bundesliga side, in which he was Fortuna's topscorer (12 goals as of 24 April 2010) with the Rhinelanders most likely narrowly missing promotion to the Bundesliga, Harnik announced on 26 April 2010 that he will leave Düsseldorf.[5]
In July 2010, he moved to VfB Stuttgart.[6] In the first fixture of his second season with the club, Harnik scored the second goal of a 3–0 home win over Schalke.[7] Harnik propelled his side to victory with a brace against SC Freiburg on 16 September 2011.[8]
International career
Harnik, who also was eligible for Germany, opted to play for Austria, although he has never lived there, after having been nominated for the youth national teams of the ÖFB, not those of the German Football Association.
His debut came in a match against Czech Republic in Vienna on 22 August 2007 (1–1). After being on the pitch for just six minutes, he scored the equalizing goal in the 78th minute.
He was called up to Austria's Euro 2008 squad. Harnik played in all three group games but the co-host Austria was eliminated in the group stage.
On 2 September 2011, Harnik scored against Germany in a 6–2 loss. The win meant that Harnik's nation of birth secured qualification to Euro 2012.[9]
References
- ^ "Harnik, Martin" (in German). kicker.de. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2011-12/vfb-stuttgart-11/39152/spieler_martin-harnik.html. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "7 Martin Harnik" (in German). transfermarkt.de. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/martin-harnik/profil/spieler_31159.html. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ "Harnik auf der Abschussliste" (in German). derstandard.at. 24 August 2009. http://derstandard.at/fs/1250691109892/Harnik-auf-der-Abschussliste. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ "Martin Harnik kommt zu Fortuna Düsseldorf" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 30 August 2009. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/30889/martin-harnik-kommt-zu-fortuna-duesseldorf.html. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ "Martin Harnik verlässt die Fortuna" (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 26 April 2010. http://www2.fortuna-duesseldorf.de/pages/news/uebersicht-news/artikel/article/martin-harnik-verlaesst-die-fortuna/index.htm. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ "VfB strengthen the squad". VfB Stuttgart. 13 May 2010. http://vfb.de/archiv/en/aktuell/news/2009/36588.php. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ "VfB Stuttgart 3-0 Schalke 04". ESPN Soccernet. 6 August 2011. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=321039&cc=5901. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "SC Freiburg 1 - 2 VfB Stuttgart". ESPN Soccernet. 16 September 2011. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast?id=320995&cc=5901. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Germany seal qualification". ESPN Soccernet. 16 September 2011. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=308516&cc=5901. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
External links
- Official website (German)
- Martin Harnik at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Martin Harnik at transfermarkt.de (German)
VfB Stuttgart – current squad 1 Ulreich · 3 Molinaro · 4 Kvist · 5 Tasci · 6 Niedermeier · 7 Harnik · 8 Kuzmanović · 11 Audel · 13 Gebhart · 14 Rodríguez · 15 Boka · 16 Traoré · 17 Delpierre (c) · 18 Cacau · 20 Gentner · 21 Boulahrouz · 22 Ziegler · 23 Schieber · 24 Bah · 27 Celozzi · 28 Hajnal · 29 Pogrebnyak · 31 Okazaki · 34 Bauer · 36 Hemlein · 38 Bičakčić · Manager: Labbadia
Austria squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 Manninger • 2 Standfest • 3 Stranzl • 4 Pogatetz • 5 Fuchs • 6 Aufhauser • 7 Vastić • 8 Leitgeb • 9 Linz • 10 Ivanschitz • 11 Korkmaz • 12 Gërçaliu • 13 Katzer • 14 Garics • 15 Prödl • 16 Patocka • 17 Hiden • 18 Kienast • 19 Säumel • 20 Harnik • 21 Macho • 22 Hoffer • 23 Özcan • Coach: Hickersberger
Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- Austrian footballers
- German footballers
- Austria international footballers
- VfB Stuttgart players
- SV Werder Bremen players
- Werder Bremen II players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Sportspeople from Hamburg
- UEFA Euro 2008 players
- German people of Austrian descent
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