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Christoph Metzelder
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Christoph Metzelder | |
| Date of birth | November 5, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Haltern, Germany | |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |
| Playing position | Centre Back, Right Back | |
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| Current club | Real Madrid | |
| Number | 21 | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999-2000 2000-2007 2007-present |
Preußen Münster Borussia Dortmund Real Madrid |
32 (2) 126 (2) 7 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2001-present | Germany | 39 (0) |
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Christoph Metzelder (born November 5, 1980 in Haltern, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) is a football defender for Real Madrid. Metzelder is also a part of the Germany national football team, with whom he has amassed a total of 39 caps.
In the summer of 2000, Metzelder signed for Borussia, and he was an instant success. He not only won the German championships with BVB in 2002 as a regular first team player, he also reached the 2002 FIFA World Cup final with Germany. In the tournament, he was also voted the "Best player under the age of 23".
Metzelder is considered as one of the best central defenders in the world. With a height of 1.94 metres, he is strong in the air. He can also play on the right side of defence. His tackling skills, both in the air and on the ground, make Metzelder a reliable defensive player. Sir Alex Ferguson was once quoted saying that he was the best central defender and Manchester United's first choice replacement for Gary Neville.
On April 18, 2007 it was announced that Metzelder was to sign for Real Madrid at the end of the 2006-2007 season.[1]
Christoph's younger Brother Malte was also a professional player for Dortmund.
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- German Champion 2002
- UEFA Cup Runner Up 2002
- Confederations Cup Bronze medallist: 2005
- 2002 FIFA World Cup Runner Up
- 2006 FIFA World Cup 3rd Place
- Bravo Award - Best young football (soccer) player in Europe: 2002
| Club | Season | League | Cup | European Competition | Total | ||||
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| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid | 2007-08 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
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| Borussia Dortmund | 2006-07 | 19 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 0 | |
| 2005-06 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 2 | |
| 2004-05 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 0 | |
| 2003-04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002-03 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2001-02 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2000-01 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 0 | |
| Total | 127 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 21 | - | 152 | 2 | |
| Career Totals | 127 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 152 | 2 | |
- Official Website (German)
- FootballDatabase provides Christoph Metzelder's profile and stats
- Goal.com profile
- Career stats at fussballdaten.de (German)
- ^ Real set to sign Metzelder. itv-football.co.uk. Retrieved on April 19, 2007.
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| 1 Lehmann • 2 Jansen • 3 Friedrich • 4 Huth • 5 Kehl • 6 Nowotny • 7 Schweinsteiger • 8 Frings • 9 Hanke • 10 Neuville • 11 Klose • 12 Kahn • 13 Ballack • 14 Asamoah • 15 Hitzlsperger • 16 Lahm • 17 Mertesacker • 18 Borowski • 19 Schneider • 20 Podolski • 21 Metzelder • 22 Odonkor • 23 Hildebrand • Coach: Klinsmann |
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| 1 Kahn • 2 Linke • 3 Rehmer • 4 Baumann • 5 Ramelow • 6 Ziege • 7 Neuville • 8 Hamann • 9 Jancker • 10 Ricken • 11 Klose • 12 Lehmann • 13 Ballack • 14 Asamoah • 15 Kehl • 16 Jeremies • 17 Bode • 18 Böhme • 19 Schneider • 20 Bierhoff • 21 Metzelder • 22 Frings • 23 Butt • Coach: Völler |
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