Andreas Biermann

Andreas Biermann (13 September 1980 – 18 July 2014) was a German professional footballer who played as a defender.

Andreas Biermann
Biermann in FC St. Pauli colours
Personal information
Full name Andreas Biermann
Date of birth (1980-09-13)13 September 1980
Place of birth West Berlin, West Germany
Date of death 18 July 2014(2014-07-18) (aged 33)
Place of death Berlin, Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–1997 SC Schwarz-Weiß Spandau
1997–1998 Hertha BSC Berlin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Hertha BSC Berlin II 35 (2)
2000–2001 1. SC Göttingen 05 18 (1)
2002–2004 Chemnitzer FC 39 (1)
2005–2006 MSV Neuruppin 45 (8)
2006–2007 Union Berlin 29 (2)
2007 Tennis Borussia Berlin 7 (1)
2008–2010 FC St. Pauli II 23 (0)
2008–2010 FC St. Pauli 10 (0)
2012–2013 FC Spandau 06
2013–2014 FSV Spandauer Kickers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Biermann made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for FC St. Pauli on 10 March 2008 when he started in a game against 1860 Munich.[1]

Background

On 19 November 2009, a few days after Robert Enke had committed suicide, he announced that he suffered from depression and had attempted suicide in October.[2] He received inpatient treatment[3] but committed suicide on 18 July 2014.[4][5]

References

  1. "Spielstatistik FC St. Pauli - TSV 1860 München 0:0 (0:0)" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  2. "St. Pauli unter Schock: Biermann wollte sich das Leben nehmen" (in German). welt.de. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  3. "Andreas Biermann in Behandlung" (in German). FC St. Pauli. 21 November 2009. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  4. "Ex-Profi Biermann tot" (in German). Bild. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  5. Flanagan, Aaron (20 July 2014). "Former German footballer Andreas Biermann commits suicide after battle with depression". The Mirror. Retrieved 20 July 2014.


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